Keith Best
Stop Human Trafficking Worldwide
Keith Best is a long-time advocate for electoral reform and civil liberties, with a background that includes service as a Member of Parliament for Anglesey and Ynys Môn. His professional career has spanned roles in public service, advocacy, and non-governmental organizations. Best served in various capacities, including as the Chief Executive of the Immigration Advisory Service (1993, 2009) and the Director of Prisoners Abroad (1989, 1993). He has held leadership positions with several charities and advocacy groups, including Freedom from Torture (2010, 2014) and SurvivorsUK (2015, 2018). His roles have included President of Stop Human Trafficking Worldwide, Secretary of the Parliamentary Outreach Trust and Chair of the Universal Peace Federation (UK) Board of Trustees.
His expertise and professional focus have centered on areas of governance, electoral reform, and human rights. Best has been involved with the World Federalist Movement, serving as Chairman of its Executive Committee and later as Secretary. He has also been active in the field of electoral reform, serving as Chairman of the Council of the Electoral Reform Society (1998, 2003) and Chairman of Electoral Reform International Services Ltd (2004, 2014). Furthermore, he contributed a chapter to the 2021 book *Religious Soft Diplomacy and the United Nations: Religious Engagement as Loyal Opposition*.
Best has also contributed to the field of public service literature, having authored books such as *Write Your Own Will* (1978) and *The Right Way to Prove a Will* (1981). His extensive professional history includes roles on various select committees and international councils, demonstrating a sustained commitment to public policy and institutional reform.
Articles by Keith Best
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Role of Security in Democracy
World Federalist Movement · May 2026
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When and how is intervention acceptable?
World Federalist Movement · April 2026
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Is humanity homogeneous?
World Federalist Movement · March 2026
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Eightieth Anniversary of the United Nations first meeting in Methodist Central Hall
World Federalist Movement · February 2026
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Do the people or the politicians fail a democracy?
World Federalist Movement · February 2026
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Fighting old battles all over again!
World Federalist Movement · November 2025
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Sleepwalkers
World Federalist Movement · November 2025
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Is this the dawning of the Age of Autocracy?
World Federalist Movement · September 2025
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Is there an ideal society?
World Federalist Movement · August 2025
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Modern Slavery: what more should be done?
World Federalist Movement · July 2025
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Engaging members of the Commonwealth of Independent States in multilateralism and world federalism: the example of Kazakhstan
World Federalist Movement · May 2025
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What is Security in an Uncertain World?
World Federalist Movement · April 2025
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Will the democracies kill our freedoms through benign neglect?
World Federalist Movement · November 2024
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Armageddon by Accident or Design?
World Federalist Movement · August 2024
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Feel at home! – Local Integration Programs for Immigrants and Refugees
World Federalist Movement · April 2024
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Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
World Federalist Movement · March 2024
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From Genocide to Self-Determination – The Sikh Case
World Federalist Movement · February 2024
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Wherein lies the source of evil?
World Federalist Movement · January 2024
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Stopping Human Trafficking
World Federalist Movement · December 2023
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Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls
World Federalist Movement · December 2023
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Global South Perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine War and Consequent Tensions
World Federalist Movement · November 2023
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The future of aid delivery to Afghanistan; the role of Europe and the diaspora
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
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NRI Welfare Society of India: Global Peace Summit
World Federalist Movement · October 2023
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European Economic Forum Speech
World Federalist Movement · September 2023
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Refugee
World Federalist Movement · June 2023
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What is our Journey?
World Federalist Movement · May 2023
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A Speech on Peace
World Federalist Movement · May 2023
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A Realistic Route to Disarmament
World Federalist Movement · April 2023
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A Speech on the International Women’s Day
World Federalist Movement · March 2023
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Should we fear the Dragon more than the Bear?
World Federalist Movement · February 2023
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War and Peace: whose freedom?
World Federalist Movement · January 2023
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What is Peace?
World Federalist Movement · December 2022
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Montreux Revisited: Lessons for Today
World Federalist Movement · December 2022
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World Peace in Peril: Challenging False Narratives
World Federalist Movement · November 2022
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Remembrance and a demise of the demagogues?
World Federalist Movement · November 2022
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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
World Federalist Movement · November 2022
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Poverty
World Federalist Movement · October 2022
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Unity is Strength but a common purpose makes unusual companions
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
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The Monsters Still Stalk the Earth
World Federalist Movement · September 2022
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On the UN International Day of Peace is war now too expensive?
World Federalist Movement · August 2022
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Are we doomed to fail? Is Global Democratic Governance a chimaera?
World Federalist Movement · August 2022
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Religion & Rights
World Federalist Movement · July 2022
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How important is our history?
World Federalist Movement · July 2022
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Retreat to barbarism but the world has moved on
World Federalist Movement · June 2022
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Si vis pacem, para bellum (“If you want peace, prepare for war”)
World Federalist Movement · June 2022
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Should we care about Biodiversity?
World Federalist Movement · May 2022
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This tangled web we have woven: why countries go to war
World Federalist Movement · May 2022
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Ukraine: the cradle of our nuclear concern
World Federalist Movement · April 2022
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Are we seeing a shift in global geo-politics?
World Federalist Movement · March 2022
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We are all citizens of Ukraine
World Federalist Movement · March 2022
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: A True Servant of the People
World Federalist Movement · December 2021
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What can we learn from COP26 as world federalists?
World Federalist Movement · November 2021
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Building Peace, Security and Justice through the Rule of Law and Global Governance
World Federalist Movement · November 2021
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Peace Walk & Conference Londonderry, Northern Ireland
World Federalist Movement · September 2021
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Insignificance and solidarity
World Federalist Movement · September 2021
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The Commonwealth as a “Workable World” Model
World Federalist Movement · September 2021
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Afghanistan – the warning from history
World Federalist Movement · September 2021
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The poet and the soldier
World Federalist Movement · July 2021
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Should we heed the New Atlantic Charter? Whose Rule of Law? II
World Federalist Movement · July 2021
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Should we heed the New Atlantic Charter? Whose Rule of Law? I
World Federalist Movement · July 2021
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The Chinese Enigma
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
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Remarks on Peace-Building in a Post-Covid-19 World
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
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G7 and World Federalism: Considerations for Global Governance
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
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World Federalism is not Big Brother
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
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The pandemic slogan must be applied globally
World Federalist Movement · June 2021
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Carpe Diem
World Federalist Movement · March 2021
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Global Problems Need Global Solutions
June 2019
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European Identity – Fact or Myth?
December 2018