Swaziland trade union members and anti-government protesters during a rally in the town of Manzini, Swaziland, on September 3, 2008. Photo: Schalk van Zuydam / AP When those deprived of their socio“ economic rights cannot make their voices heard, they are even less likely to have their needs met. If a person is deprived of one right, his chance of securing the other rights is usually endangered. The right to education and the right to freedom of information and open debate on official policies is necessary to secure full public participation in the process of social and economic development. The freedom of the human mind and welfare of the human being are inextricably linked. ” Mumtaz Soysal (1977 Nobel Lecture) 12