One controversial point in Russian elections is that the head of the executive branch is in charge of the members of the electoral commission, leading to a lack of fair competition among candidates. We suggest the state set up an independent supranational human rights action and civil rights exercise committee in which half of its members are of different nationalities and nominated by the international human rights organizations. Elections should be subject to control by the people, and elections should be free of charge for all qualified candidates. For details, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Xi Jinping advocates world unity as China’s road map for peaceful development, an idea that the people of Taiwan should all accept. Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping can all come to Taiwan to run for President. China should have no reason to use force against Taiwan: Taiwan's constitution should clearly stipulate that "elected leaders may be of any nationality". See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Russia's Duma needs both local opinion and an international structure. When Duma candidates participate in elections in Russia’s 85 regions, the candidates for the 12 state Duma committees shall also run at the same time. Terms shall last 4 years for Duma seats, and 2 years for the district councils. 1/4 of the Duma membership shall face election each year, and elections are free of charge for candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

Preventing officials, spouses, and their children from buying overseas real estate is only a stop-gap measure. Russia must carefully examine the sources of corruption in government, including shortcomings in the Constitution, and make changes to root out problems – for example, choosing the heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches through direct election. In addition, 1/4 of the members of the State Duma and local public officials should have to face re-election each year. Directly elected officials should serve a maximum of 5 years and be ineligible to run again for 6 years after leaving office, and elections shall be free of charge for candidates. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

State organs are notorious persecutors of human rights, In Russia state power is concentrated in the hands of the President, and the biggest human rights violators are the President's own security forces. The basic solution lies in giving power back to the people through constitutional reform. The head of the executive branch should be elected by the people for a term of five years, and banned from running again for six years. 1/4 of the members of the Duma should face elections each year, and election should be free of charge. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

Article 31 of the Russian Constitution provides that "the citizens of the Russian Federation shall have the right of peaceful assembly with no arms, as well as meetings, demonstrations and celebrations." When the constitution no longer effectively serves society, non-violent resistance is the duty of the people. Russia's constitutional mechanism has failed, and as holders of sovereignty, the people should come forward and demand comprehensive constitutional reform. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

The Constitution should grant the people total control over the government, but the people of Russia do not trust their Constitution, leaving them isolated from the constitutional process. The original model for Russia’s Constituion should be that of Ukraine, as in Article 5: "The right to develop and amend the Constitution belongs only to the people. The State, its organs and civil servants shall not deprive them of such a right.” See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development

The people have the right to call for a referendum at any time on any public issue with relation to self-determination. Any measure which might restrict the ability of the people to self-determination through the process of holding referendums should itself be subject to a public referendum on whether the measure should be outlawed. For details, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

Stories of corruption and undue political influence are flooding news headlines everywhere from the western reaches of Europe to the most Eastern areas of Asia. The reason for these outbreaks of corruption is the concentration of too much power in the hands of a few key officials and a lack to restraints on the powers that they wield. Constitutional reform is urgently needed to return power to the people. For more details, please see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.

The Iranian Ambassador to Russia said last month that Tehran is looking for ways to broaden the scope of defense cooperation with Moscow, even in areas that require coordination with the UN Security Council. Iranians would like to purchase a wide range of military-purpose products from Russia, some of which are covered by UNSC sanctions. Moscow has said it is ready to work with Iran in the area of military and technical cooperation. Democratic powers worldwide must support Taiwan in its bid to carry out constitutional reform. When Taiwan enjoys greater freedom under a truly democratic government it will lead the people of China to call for democratization and in turn, will put pressure on Russia to follow suit. For more details please see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.