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. 24
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In the case of youth, including children, the Special Rapporteur acknowledges that there may be safety concerns when young people participate in some public demonstrations. However, he believes that laws such as that of Malaysia are not tailored narrowly enough to specifically address that concern. Rather, a blanket ban on individuals of a certain age eliminates the right to participate in peaceful public assemblies for an entire portion of the population, without exception, contrary to article 15 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Children
Youth
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/29, para. 24.