The Special Rapporteur's vision of the mandate 2017, para. 22
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- While the freedom of peaceful assembly and the freedom of association are considered two separate rights (A/HRC/20/27, para. 4), it is essential today to consider how the two rights are closely interrelated and interdependent. The joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on the proper management of assemblies emphasizes the importance of assemblies in developing democratic systems, fostering public participation and presenting alternative perspectives to established interests (A/HRC/31/66, paras. 5-6). However, for assemblies, which are generally defined as “temporary” or “long-term” gatherings of people in private, public or online spaces (ibid., para. 10), to achieve their ultimate goals, individuals must be able to fully exercise their right to freedom of association, through which they organize collective action, engage constructively with stakeholders, including policymakers and legislators, and help to institutionalize the political, economic or social changes to which those participating in assemblies aspire. It is the combination of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of association that strengthens responsive democratic governance systems and ensures the full and meaningful exercise of the right to participate in public affairs, as expressed in article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph focus
- Factors shaping the vision of the mandate
- Paragraph number
- 22
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