Transcription of Democracy and Human Rights - IDEA
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Democracy and Human Rights : The Role of the UN. DiscussionPaper September 2013. Successful democratic governance must inevitably focus on promotion and protection of Human Rights and fundamental freedoms. For without this protection there can be no Democracy in any meaningful sense. Copyright United Nations, 2013. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations, or of International IDEA, its Board or its Council members All photographs International IDEA 2013. ISBN: 978-91-86565-89-3. INTERNATIONAL IDEA AT A GLANCE. Democracy remains a universal Human aspiration and a powerful force of political mobilization for change, as witnessed by citizen-led movements which are demanding democratic reform.
respect, protection, promotion and fulfillment of human rights are part of the essential framework for effective democratic governance. The UN should consider a peer review process for democracy in order to assess how Member States are fulfilling obligations made to their people under the international human rights treaties they have ratified.
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