Democratic structures and the rule of law have on the whole been strengthened. Protection of human rights has continued to improve.

You also have to consider legislation such as data protection. There are privacy and human rights law for e-mails, which you can overcome if you have the right contract of employment.

We truly convinced that the respect and protection of human rights and freedoms are the main pillars of a pluralistic democratic society.

Human Rights Watch should have, perhaps, directed it's concern to international institutions responsible for the protection of refugees in the countries, where they are settled.

It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which is often the definition used for terrorism.

The moral authority of the United States depends on its working effectively with other countries to advance human rights protection ? not blocking a consensus proposal that makes so much progress for human rights. The current resolution can be made to work if the United States joins with other democracies to establish the new council and make it function effectively.