Challenges faced by groups most at risk when exercising or seeking to exercise the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and/or of association 2014, para. 20
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[International human rights instruments that protect the rights of particular groups specifically recognize directly or indirectly the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for those groups:] Article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is of particular importance in ensuring that persons with disabilities are treated as equal before and under the law. Article 29 explicitly recognizes the rights of persons with disabilities to participate in political and public life, including by participating in NGOs concerned with public and political life and by forming and joining organizations to represent the interests of persons with disabilities at all levels.
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
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/29, para. 20.