The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 27
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The Special Rapporteur recalls that organizers of peaceful protests should not bear responsibility for the unlawful behaviour of others, including in times of elections. In Malaysia, in May 2012, the federal Government announced that it would sue the organizers of the Bersih 3.0 rally of 28 April 2012 calling for free and fair elections, in relation to property which was allegedly destroyed during the said rally.
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
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2013
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Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 27.