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Democracy Watch (International) is a service organization founded in 2003, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA with subsidiary offices in the Washington D.C., area. Its current executive chairperson is Scott Perry.

Purpose

The chartered purpose of Democracy Watch (International) is to monitor, record and disseminate information about functional democracy in as many nations throughout the world as possible.

Methodology

The groups executive directors stated that, by the evaluation of research material, including the dispatch of election monitoring volunteers from time to time, and by applying a predefined set of test standards to the information so obtained in an objective and uniform manner, the group works to shed a greater light and awareness on the global process of democratization.

Summary

Democracy Watch (International) web-site states that it is:

• Non-Profit
• Non-Aligned (accepting no funding from governmental or political organizations).
• Purely informational; it is "the only non-aligned election/democracy monitoring organization of its kind in existence."

See also

• Human Rights Watch
• Amnesty International
• Election
• Democracy

External links

• Democracy Watch (International) Homepage
• Democracy Watch (Canada) Homepage -not affiliated in any way with Democracy Watch (International)-