University of Leicester Security, Conflict and International Development Symposium 2015 Ukraine...
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University of LeicesterSecurity, Conflict and International
Development Symposium 2015
Ukraine Elections: 2014 a Year from Revolution to Conflict
Maureen Poole, LL.B. M.A. M.PhilInternational War Crimes Investigator
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Policing Challenges in Ukraine
• Compressed election preparation timeframe• Unresolved conflict• Est. 300,000 IDPs• Damaged infrastructure (phones; roads etc.)• Harassment of Commissioners• Kidnappings of Commissioners• Vigilante justice (Street Lustration)• Vote buying • “Carousel voting”• Availability of police to deploy• Large numbers of observers
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Ukraine and Border Countries
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Independence (Maiden) Square, Kiev 18.02.2014
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Flight MH17 Crash Site - 17.07.2014
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Separatists’ Control – 17.09.2014
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Ukraine Election Stakeholders
• OSCE – Special Monitoring Mission (Donetsk, Luhansk and elsewhere)
• OSCE – Security Project Co-ordinator• International Observer missions• Domestic observer missions• International and local press• Parties and Candidates• Electoral Commissions • Local Government Administration
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Elections: Activism
•Demonstrations•Assemblies•Processions•Rallies•Marches•Parades•Pickets/strikes