University of Leicester Security, Conflict and International Development Symposium 2015 Ukraine Elections: 2014 a Year from Revolution to Conflict Maureen Poole, LL.B. M.A. M.Phil International War Crimes Investigator

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

Ukraine and Border Countries

Independence (Maiden) Square, Kiev

Flight MH17 Crash Site

Separatists’ Control –

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

International Conventions, etc. Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948) European Convention on Human Rights (1953) Convention for Civil and Political Rights (1966)

Elections: Activism Demonstrations Assemblies Processions Rallies Marches Parades Pickets/strikes

Ukraine Election Stakeholders International Monitoring Mission (Donetsk, Luhansk and elsewhere) International Observer missions Domestic observer missions International and local press Parties and Candidates Electoral Commissions Local Government Administration Voters