Fundamentalism and its impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2016, para. 82
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The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are precisely those tools. They allow people to come together to share their experiences, to challenge the status quo, and to identify and solve problems. They allow us to build stable, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous societies sustainably. Assembly and association rights are also platforms for the exercise and promotion of other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights (see A/HRC/23/39). Shutting down a humanitarian NGO, for example, is not only an affront to those who operate the NGO; it also hurts those who benefit from the NGO's work.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/36, para. 82.
Paragraph focus
The role of assembly and association rights in the context of rising extremism and radicalization