

The Problem
Governance issues around the world continue to prove there are significant deficiencies in the processes and regulatory frameworks, that would protect the integrity of national democracies. In the best cases, governments have depended on the ethical quality of politicians to abide by unwritten, historical conventions, and in the worst cases, despotic and corrupt leaders have counted on the weakness of national law to subvert the function of democracy for personal gain.
On the best of days, we can expect good people to cooperate and build the best government they can, but we must also plan for the worst days, when we must rely on the strength of our civic institutions and the regulations that govern them, to protect us from disaster and tyranny.
There have always been bad people attracted to the power of government. We know how to write robust rules that stop abusive behaviours. We need to make sure those rules are present at every level of government, everywhere and we must ensure they are constantly updated to protect against new forms of abuse.
The real problem is, there has never been a trusted custodian for these rules, outside the reach of the corrupt politicians they are designed to constrain. It is a profound conflict of interest for a government to be solely responsible for its own oversight.
GCHRD History
The
Mission
The
Civic Structure
The
United Nations
• international liaison and cooperation
• representatives appointed by national governments.
• voluntary participation by national governments
• national governments select ambassadors
International Criminal Court
• transnational justice
• representatives appointed by national governments.
• voluntary participation by national governments
• national governments select judges
Human Rights and Democracy
• codify rights, develop and maintain robust democratic processes, certify government implementations
• oversight body elected by citizens
• citizens nominate their most trusted representatives
• voluntary participation by national governments
• transparent analysis and public reporting
Reporting and Public Commentary
An important function of the