A/HRC/39/67 language, including from the FAO Voluntary Guidelines. Other civil society representatives suggested adding a paragraph on the security of land rights defenders. Article 8. Freedom of thought, opinion and expression 64. No comments were made. Article 9. Freedom of association 65. No comments were made. Article 10. Right to participation 66. Delegations and civil society voiced their support for the current version of article 10. Delegations supported the principles of free, prior and informed consent. One expert suggested adding agricultural policies to the list under article 10 (2). A civil society representative also stressed that free, prior and informed consent was a condition for the enjoyment of human rights and a life lived in dignity. However, the people affected were often not involved in or informed on matters such as investments in land, policies and climate change, and often risked the destruction of their livelihoods. Given power imbalances, peasants and people working in rural areas needed a high standard of participation, but the speaker regretted that some States still opposed the right to participation, which was a key human rights principle. Article 11. Right to information with regard to production, marketing and distribution 67. One delegation suggested deleting the reference to the right to participation. Another delegation made concrete language suggestions, which are included in annex III. The experts cautioned against deleting the reference to the right to participation, as it was a right recognized in international treaties, such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 10). Experts and many civil society representatives endorsed the text as it stood. Article 12. Access to justice 68. One delegation suggested adding “arbitrarily” under article 12 (5) before “dispossessing”, while another delegation argued in favour of keeping the article in its current form. There was also a discussion over the text in Spanish, particularly with regard to the word despojar, which the experts stated was the correct terminology. One civil society representative stressed the need for women’s access to justice. No other delegations raised concerns about this article. Article 13. Right to work 69. There was no major objection to article 13, except for some language proposals, such as recognizing the local context and the particular situation of peasants and persons living in rural areas when it comes to accessing decent work. One delegation underlined the essential character of highlighting local aspects, especially in paragraphs 2 and 3, to avoid the article being read as legitimizing large-scale acquisition of land. The same delegation also made some language proposals, which are contained in annex III. One international organization suggested including the word “decent” before work in article 13 (2), stated that it had submitted text about children working unpaid on family farms and would like to resubmit that text and have the new input taken into account. One expert specified that 13 11