US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers

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Click to expand Image A voter filling out a ballot at the Green Spring Gardens polling station in Lincolnia, Virginia, US, June 20, 2023.  © 2023 Minh Connors/The Washington Post via AP Photo (New York) – The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections, Human Rights Watch said today. “The US government has long criticized Russia and other governments for dodging external…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 25, 2026

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