The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of natural resource exploitation projects 2015, para. 63
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Some States may also target members of civil society based on their foreign citizenship. In 2015, the Government of Cambodia, for example, refused to renew the residence permit of a Spanish environmental activist who was working with the local organization Mother Nature to halt a controversial hydroelectric project in the Areng valley. The activist was later deported. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes that nationality is not a proper basis for limiting the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association (see A/HRC/26/29, para. 25).
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)
Environment
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/29/25, para. 63.