A/HRC/30/55 States should do more to promote cross-border mobility and facilitate free movement of herds, with proper safeguards. One participant proposed including collective remedy mechanisms in the declaration. Participants also highlighted the need for access to justice and justice mechanisms for women in rural areas. 48. Several NGOs, including representatives of peasants and other peoples working in rural areas, welcomed the inclusion in the new draft of those articles on civil and political rights. Those were already recognized as human rights, but they argued there was a need to include them in the declaration to give them more visibility and adapt them to the specific needs and realities of peasants. They noted that peasants and other peoples working in rural areas continued to suffer multiple violations of their civil and political rights, in particular their rights to freedom of association, freedom of thought, opinion and expression, and that they were often denied access to justice. They insisted that there were continual human rights violations against peasant leaders and that the right to life was being violated. 49. Some participants highlighted that under article 12 of the draft declaration, peasants should be given the right to participate in the formulation of government policy and programmes that affected peasants and other people working in rural areas. They argued that would enable peasants and other people working in rural areas to access information and markets easily. One participant highlighted the lack of participation in politics by peasants and other people working in rural areas and proposed that States ensure that there be at least 50 per cent participation rate for peasants in the decision-making process. 50. One participant noted that article 13 was too detailed and unrealistic and asked for detailed information in a timely fashion on the ways in which a purchaser intended to market produce purchased. 51. A number of participants raised concerns regarding article 14 and noted that the language should be more closely associated with agreed international human rights language. Some participants also noted that there was a need to introduce government policies for compensation for peasants and other people in rural areas facing human rights violations. 52. The Vice-Chair introduced articles 15-18, indicating the background of each article and opened the floor for comments from States, civil society and all participants. 53. A number of delegations raised concerns over the Chair-Rapporteur’s description of the working group as holding a “favourable view” of the draft declaration, which was seen from their perspective as an inaccurate characterization of discussions. They also raised questions of the legal basis of new rights mentioned in the draft. They sought clarification regarding the procedure of work of the second session and asked the Vice-Chair to elaborate on what the outcome of the session would be. The Vice-Chair responded to those concerns by noting that the objective of the second session was to share views and information, and that there would not be a line-by-line examination of the draft text during the session. Some participants stated that they saw the current process as a first reading of the draft declaration. One delegation noted that it would like further information regarding the term “create an enabling environment” and associated State obligations in article 15. One delegation raised the point that it would need to consult labour experts on articles 15, 16 and 18 and asked if the Human Rights Council was the most appropriate forum for that discussion, rather than the International Labour Organization. One NGO noted that it supported article 15 of the declaration and recommended that migrant workers who worked in the agricultural sector be specifically highlighted, as they were often subjected to trafficking and exploitation. Another delegation noted that it was important to add references to forced and bonded labour in order to help fight against exploitation. 54. One delegation stated that a clear definition of peasants was needed so that government policies could focus on framing and implementing article 16. One delegate 13