A/HRC/27/29 Contents Page I. Introduction............................................................................................................. 1–5 3 II. The scope of rights to participate in political and public affairs ............................. 6–30 3 A. Electoral rights: the right to vote and to stand for elective office................... 9–16 4 B. Participation in the conduct of public affairs.................................................. 17–21 6 C. Human rights linked to participation: freedoms of assembly, association and expression and the rights to information and education........................... 22–30 7 Restrictions on political participation rights ........................................................... 31–40 8 A. Unreasonable and discriminatory restrictions on participation rights............. 32–33 9 B. Non-citizens and political participation.......................................................... 34–40 9 Equality in the exercise of participation rights........................................................ 41–87 10 A. Women and equal political participation ........................................................ 47–59 12 B. Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and equal political participation ..................................................................... 60–62 14 C. Indigenous peoples and equal political participation...................................... 63–69 14 D. Minorities and equal political participation .................................................... 70–76 15 E. Persons with disabilities and equal political participation .............................. 77–82 17 F. Civil society organizations, human rights defenders and equal political Participation.................................................................................................... 83–87 17 Conclusions and recommendations......................................................................... 88–101 19 III. IV. V. 2 Paragraphs