We asked Savita Pawnday, What is democracy?
[quote style=”default”]Democracy is imperfect but it is one of the most just ways to govern. It gives voice to the voiceless and privileges compromise over absolutes.[/quote]
Savita Pawnday is the Deputy Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, located at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is a human rights advocate and works with governments and civil society actors to protect populations from atrocity crimes.