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. 31
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The Special Rapporteur strongly condemns the recent wave of laws, regulations and practices in some parts of the world designed to silence, intimidate and harass those who promote the human rights of LGBTI people through public assemblies. The aforementioned law in the Russian Federation makes "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations", which includes gay pride events or any assembly supporting LGBTI rights, punishable by administrative fines of up to 5,000 roubles for citizens and up to 100,000 roubles for foreigners and subjects the latter to deportation. Public assemblies are at the heart of an active civil society and a functioning democracy. Tolerance of others, pluralism and broadmindedness must be harnessed. As stated previously, it is not necessary to agree with what people do, but as long as it is done peacefully, and does not incite violence and hatred, it should be allowed.
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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)
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
LGBTQI+
Year
2014
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/29, para. 31.