translate English to French: It was important to educate their populations on both their civic duties and their human rights, but also to educate local elites and governments about their basic and unavoidable obligations towards the citizens of their countries.
Il importe d’inculquer aux populations les devoirs civiques et les droits de l’homme, mais aussi d’apprendre aux élites locales et aux gouvernements leurs obligations fondamentales et imprescriptibles envers les citoyens de leurs pays.