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UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Best Practices in Promoting Assembly and Association Rights
PUBLISHED: MAY 21, 2012
In this report (A/HRC/20/27), Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s first to the Human Rights Council, the Special Rapporteur highlights best practices worldwide that promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, covering areas such as:
The definition of “peaceful assembly” and “association”
The presumption in favor of allowing peaceful assemblies
Notification vs. authorization of peaceful assemblies
The right to be protected from undue interference during assemblies
Building capacity of law enforcement
The rights of monitors and journalists in the context of peaceful assemblies
The right to form and join an association, including unregistered associations
The right to operate an association freely and be protected from undue interference
The right for associations to access funding and resources
The right to take part in public affairs
Termination, suspension and dissolution of associations
The right to an adequate remedy
The report also provides recommendations and conclusions regarding best practices and provides an overview of the Special Rapporteur’s activities during the first year of his mandate.
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