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Political parties and human rights
This note explores the rights and responsibilities of political parties, demonstrating why, how and when human rights matter to political parties.
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This publication is written by the Danish Institute for Human Rights for the Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD) and published by DIPD.
The note explores the rights and responsibilities of political parties, demonstrating why, how and when human rights matter to political parties. Overall, the paper argues that human rights are important to political parties for four reasons:
- Human rights protect the existence and functions of political parties as important actors in any democracy
- Human rights outline responsibilities of political parties in carrying out these functions
- Human rights provide guidance for enhancing the functions of political parties as actors in democracies
- Human rights and democracy are mutually reinforcing.
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