From Human Rights Watch, an accusation that Western Democracies are accepting sham elections, enabling dictatorships around the world. The money quote:
By failing to demand that offenders honor their citizens’ civil and political rights and other requirements of true democracy, Western democracies risk undermining human rights everywhere, the international rights watchdog said.
Remind you of any country you know? Do watch for the obligatory swipe at US ‘human rights abuses.” Article here.