Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDEF supports an initiative for higher standards of integrity in Africa¡¯s electoral processes, resulting in the Accra Principles of Electoral Justice.To apply the Principles in Sierra Leone¡¯s November 2012 elections, Sierra Leone¡¯s National Electoral Commission sought assistance from Dr. Patrick Rafolisy, head of Tiri¡¯s Integrity Africa. The Electoral Commission also elaborated a self-assessment toolkit for nations to rate their success in applying the Principles.
Translated into four languages, the Principles have also been presented in Kenya and Uganda. Tiri is developing a website to further disseminate them, and is working to implement them in more countries across Africa. They were included as a key element of a course on electoral justice at the Central European Institute in Budapest, where the Institute facilitated the attendance of two members of Sierra Leone¡¯s Accra Principles of Electoral Justice Steering Committee.