Civil-society and rights organizations

Decision-use posture

For Civil-society and rights organizations, the public purpose is Receive criticism, evidence, rights concerns, and correction requests without requiring ideological alignment. The evidence threshold is Published submissions, documented meetings, rights-impact records, and correction outcomes. Potential reciprocal value includes standing to criticize; non-retaliation; accessible records. None of those benefits is treated as consent, recognition, representation, authority, or obligation without competent evidence.

The relationship must not be used for surveillance of critics; reputation punishment; performative consultation. The governing non-domination rule is explicit: No essential dependency, hidden leverage, retaliation for exit, or manufactured inability to substitute. Any disagreement about this public record remains correctable through /state/information-rights/corrections/.

Relationship posture

Relationship type

PUBLIC_INTEREST_RELATIONSHIP

Recognition status

NO_FORMAL_DIPLOMATIC_RECOGNITION_CLAIMED

Operational status

PUBLIC_DOCTRINE_ONLY

Evidence required

Published submissions, documented meetings, rights-impact records, and correction outcomes.

Review date

2027-02-08

Reciprocity

No relationship is presumed reciprocal. Acceptance, recognition, authority, and obligations require evidence from the counterparty and competent institutions.

Non-domination

No essential dependency, hidden leverage, retaliation for exit, or manufactured inability to substitute.

Reciprocal public benefits

• standing to criticize
• non-retaliation
• accessible records

Prohibited implications

• surveillance of critics
• reputation punishment
• performative consultation

Truth boundary

A public relationship doctrine is not a treaty, diplomatic recognition, operating agreement, live channel, or representation of the counterparty’s position.

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