; ▁Article   2 1 ▁stated : ▁"( 1 ) ▁Every one ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁his ▁country , ▁directly ▁or ▁through ▁freely ▁chosen ▁represent atives . ▁( 3 ) ▁The ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁shall ▁be ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁government ; ▁this ▁will ▁shall ▁be ▁expressed ▁in ▁periodic ▁and ▁genu ine ▁elections ▁which ▁shall ▁be ▁by ▁universal ▁and ▁equal ▁suff rage ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁held ▁by ▁secret ▁vote ▁or ▁by ▁equivalent ▁free ▁voting ▁procedures ." ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁General ▁Assembly ▁adopted ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Political ▁Rights ▁of ▁Women , ▁which ▁went ▁into ▁force ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁en sh r ining ▁the ▁equal ▁rights ▁of ▁women ▁to ▁vote , ▁hold ▁office , ▁and ▁access ▁public ▁services ▁as ▁set ▁out ▁by ▁national ▁laws . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁juris dict ions ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁women ' s ▁full ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁was ▁Bh ut an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( its ▁first ▁national ▁elections ). ▁Most ▁recently , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁let ▁women ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁local ▁elections ▁and ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Cons ult ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Su ff rage ▁movements ▁ ▁The ▁suff rage ▁movement ▁was ▁a ▁broad ▁one , ▁en comp ass ing ▁women ▁and ▁men ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁views . ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁divers ity , ▁the ▁greatest ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the