Fundamentalism and its impact on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2016, para. 34
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The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2015, of Canada, has been criticized for expanding the definition of national security to include "the economic or financial stability of Canada". Under this definition, a peaceful protest by environmentalists blockading a logging road could potentially be labelled a threat to national security. While economic activity is important, it is not one of the grounds enumerated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights for permissible restriction of peaceful assembly and association rights. States tread a dangerous path when they prioritize the freedom of the market over the freedom of human beings. The economic rights of investors should never trump fundamental human rights in the Covenant.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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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)
Economic Rights
Environment
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N.A.
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/36, para. 34.