Representative democracy betrays the electorate when laws have no roots in the people but in oligarchies. Studies on the concept and modalities of di….

World peace is threatened not only by weapons of mass destruction but also by conventional weapons which have led to countless violations of human ri….

Democracy is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve the sacred promises of human dignity, justice and peace..

Every democracy must involve civil society in the process of establishing budgets, and all sectors of society must be consulted to determine what the….

If we want world peace, we must break the vicious circle of violence and reprisal, of an eye for an eye, of endless hate..

The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings abou….

Attention must be given to the penal consequences of violations of the right to peace, including the punishment by domestic courts or in due time by ….

Education is necessary to unlearn privilege, unlearn exclusion, unlearn discrimination, unlearn prejudice, unlearn war..

The mandate entails a generous synthesis of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. The title requires the expert to be truly indepen….

As far as domestic democracy, all here present know that democracy means government of the people by the people. While we agree that consultation and….

The war industries in many countries and the enormous trade in weapons of all kinds generate corruption and fuel conflict throughout the world. The e….

A World Parliamentary Assembly functioning outside the United Nations, or a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly set up as a subsidiary body of the ….

No country has a perfect report card. While some countries have strong points in specific areas, they may have serious lacunae in other areas. For in….

Without peace and the rule of law, civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights cannot be enjoyed, when killing, maiming and mutual poisoni….

The Independent Expert is persuaded that recognition of peace as a human right will promote a democratic and equitable international order and that n….

With the growth of the world population, the global climate change and the need for a greater healthy environment, access to water resources has beco….

Democracy entails a correlation between the public interest as expressed by a majority of the population and the governmental policies that affect th….

One of the problems that we have in the human rights community is that special interests often forget the interests of other victims, and there's com….

You should not be subjected to the pressures, the intimidation, whether by Government or by the private sector, which would force you into self-censo….

The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto against thei….

If you censor yourself, if you cannot articulate your needs, if you cannot articulate your priorities, then whatever you do, putting a little cross i….