The Importance of Coordination between Civil Society and Governments to Protect Human Rights at International and National Levels

Abstract

The role of civil society is disputed and its relations with the government problematic. In addition, the legitimacy of civil society internally and internationally questionable. The agenda of the governments towards the issue of human rights vary and it is not clear. However, protecting human rights is vital in every society. The current research is an effort to highlight and discuss the nature of the relationship between civil society and governments to protect human rights. It has been argued that threats to human rights come from different forces and actors. Handling and restraining these types of threats would be one of the tasks of governments and civil society. Despite that coordination between these two actors (governments and civil society) is vital to protect human rights, however, it is challenging.