Golos (election monitor)

The Movement for Defence of Voters' Rights "Golos", formerly GOLOS Association (Cyrillic: ГОЛОС, meaning "vote" or "voice") is a Russian organisation established in 2000 to protect the electoral rights of citizens and to foster civil society. As of 2008, the organisation covers 40 Russian regions. It is the only election watchdog active in Russia that is independent of the Russian government.

Golos
Movement for Defence of Voters' Rights Golos
Formation
  • 2000 (2000) ("GOLOS" Association)
  • 2013 (2013) ("Golos" Movement)
Legal statusMovement
PurposeElection monitoring
Location
  • Moscow, Russia
Coordinates55°46′21.5″N 37°40′20″E
FieldElections in Russia
Key people
  • Grigory Melkonyants (co-chair)
  • Stanislav Andreychuk (co-chair)
  • Roman Udot (co-chair)
Award(s)Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award (2012)
Websitewww.golosinfo.org/en
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