The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 13
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- The centrality of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections is affirmed in various other international and regional human rights treaties and other bodies. Member States of the African Union in the Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections in Africa (sect. III (d)) explicitly commit themselves to safeguarding the human and civil liberties of all citizens, including the freedom of movement, assembly, association, expression, and campaigning, as well as access to the media on the part of all stakeholders, during electoral processes. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Copenhagen Document, which outlines the commitment of member States in the field of elections, explicitly guarantees the rights of peaceful assembly and of association (paras. 9.2 and 9.3). Although other regional instruments on democracy do not explicitly refer to the right to freedom of association, they recognize that political parties and other forms of associations are vital components for the strengthening of democracy.
- 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
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 13.
- Paragraph number
- 13
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