We demand that the junta hand power back to the democratically elected Government of Sierra Leone.

These steps remain the sole prerogative of the sovereign Government of Myanmar.

Its Government is unitary, republican, democratic and representative.

The principle of sovereignty means that responsibility for people lies with each sovereign country and its Government.

The least effective programmes are those in which different sections of government or government and organizations compete for quot ownership quot of a problem and the right to determine policy.

to Governments, the specialized agencies, the chairpersons of the human rights treaty bodies and the intergovernmental and non governmental organizations concerned.

Governments, especially major contributors, must exercise their collective voice in providing policy direction to the agencies.

Others attached importance solely to civil and political rights, ignoring the fact that human rights were interdependent.

Ms. Marta Altolaguirre, Chairman of the Presidential Commission for Coordinating Executive Policy in the Field of Human Rights (COPREDEH)

This year's elections mark the first time power is handed peacefully from one democratically elected government to the next.

But the British Government does not accept the Foreign Minister s remarks about sovereignty.

Women s human rights have to be mainstreamed into all relevant policies and activities of Governments.

Building a democratic society and ensuring respect for human rights was a political choice of the Government, which would welcome any support and assistance in implementing those rights.

Mr. Abdul Kurpejovic President of the Democratic Forum for Human Rights and Ethnic Relations in Montenegro (NGO)

They also indicate a growing ownership of the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts of the Government of Afghanistan, which needs to expand that national ownership to all fields of governance in the country.

4. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization composed of sovereign States.

2. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization composed of sovereign States.

The independent expert's meeting with members of human rights NGOs focused on the overall human rights situation in the Sudan.

It is generally accepted that the right to development is also a fundamental right that national Governments have a primary responsibility to ensure.

Human rights NGOs from Croatia

In full respect for the sovereignty and international competence of the member States, any government may be admitted as a government participating in the institutions, activities and programmes of the Agency, subject to the approval of the member State responsible for the territory over which the participating government concerned exercises its authority, and in accordance with the modalities agreed between that government and the Government of the member State.

Devolution is The transfer of rights and assets from the centre to local governments or communities.

(e) The effective release by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of several human rights defenders

The Government has also stated that respect for human rights will be one of its main priorities.

The authors allege that they are the State's principal private creditors in Argentina.

His Government was committed to preserving the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Iraq.

Accordingly, the Egyptian Government would ensure freedom of navigation through the Canal, while stressing that the Egyptian Government had sovereign control over the Canal.

Under this Constitution, executive power was held by the head of Government, who was invested by the Legislative Assembly for a period of five years.

H. Non governmental human rights organizations

His Government s withdrawal had been a natural exercise of sovereign rights in response to such political provocation.

32. HCHR CHR organizes briefings on United Nations activities in the field of human rights and on specific human rights issues for students, diplomats, journalists, public officials, professors and non governmental organizations.

The meeting, which was organized and sponsored by the international centre for human rights and democratic development, brought together 30 experts from governments, international and non governmental organizations, the military, academics and politicians to examine issues relating to state sovereignty and humanitarian intervention in cases of gross breaches of human rights.

Almost all Governments, including that of Cameroon, had established legal frameworks guaranteeing respect for human rights and democracy.

The Government appealed against the Trial Chamber s order to the Government to comply, stating that the order amounted to a violation of State sovereignty.

Local and international non governmental organizations are the main partners of human rights bodies.

It did not accept that individuals and terrorist groups could violate human rights.

(l) Participation, democracy, human rights, accountability and partnership with major groups and non governmental organizations.

That is our regime, our government our atrocious government, that has done every crime in order to stay in power.

The Government stated expressly that it did not derogate from the right to freedom of expression even though the emergency rule reserves this right to the Government.

The Government as employer

It does not recognize the sovereignty claim of the Mauritian Government.

In their view, human rights were individual rights.

His Majesty's Government has allowed unhindered access for non governmental organizations, human rights defenders and international humanitarian agencies in all parts of the country.

It would be most inappropriate in this type of democracy, if the executive arm of government were to be granted the power to freeze funds.

Also recalling the announcement made by the Government of Nigeria on 1 October 1995, in which it affirmed the principle of multi party democracy, the principle of power sharing and its intention to lift the ban on political activities and the press, to devolve power to the local levels of government and to subordinate the military to civilian authority,