The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 7
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- International law contains principles and standards by which the electoral process and outcomes can be measured. Approaching assessments by recognizing that States have accepted certain legal commitments and that the elections they conduct should meet those commitments provides uniformity and objectivity to election observation. The universality, interrelatedness and interdependence of human rights are also reinforced by States having the responsibility to ensure the exercise of all rights during the electoral process in order to achieve positive outcomes. Such an approach recognizes that a successful electoral process goes beyond the events on the day that votes are cast. The legal framework, political environment and institutional capacities before, during and after polling day, have an impact on how rights are enjoyed. In addition, the Special Rapporteur believes that an electoral process, in which widespread barriers are systematically placed on the exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, cannot be said to be either free or fair and, as such, the outcome should not be considered to be the result of "genuine" elections, as required under international law.
- 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
- All
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 7.
- Paragraph number
- 7
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