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. 23
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In Malaysia, for example, the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 prohibits people under the age of 21 from organizing a public demonstration. Children under the age of 15 cannot even participate. Migrants and non-citizens may also face undue restrictions on their assembly rights. The same Act explicitly divests non-citizens of their right to organize or participate in a peaceful assembly. Article 33 of the Constitution of Mexico states that foreigners "may not in any way participate in the political affairs of the country", a provision that can be interpreted as prohibiting the rights of non-citizens to engage in peaceful assemblies. Similarly, article 354 of the Constitution of Myanmar extends the right of assembly only to citizens.
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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
Person(s) affected
Children
Persons on the move
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/29, para. 23.