Article 25: The right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service 1996, para. 12
Párrafo
Paragraph text
Freedom of expression, assembly and association are essential conditions for the effective exercise of the right to vote and must be fully protected. Positive measures should be taken to overcome specific difficulties, such as illiteracy, language barriers, poverty or impediments to freedom of movements which prevent persons entitled to vote from exercising their rights effectively. Information and materials about voting should be available in minority languages. Specific methods, such as photographs and symbols, should be adopted to ensure that illiterate voters have adequate information on which to base their choice. States parties should indicate in their reports the manner in which the difficulties highlighted in this paragraph are dealt with.
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Human Rights Committee
Tipo de documento
General Comment / Recommendation
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Personas afectadas
Ethnic minorities
Año
1996
Tipo de párrafo
Other
Reference
CCPR General Comment No. 25, Article 25: The right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service (1996), para. 12.