Best practices that promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 2012, para. 73
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- Article 71 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that "the Economic and Social Council may make suitable arrangements for consultation with non-governmental organizations which are concerned with matters within its competence". General comment No. 25 (1996) on the right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service further provides that "the right to freedom of association, including the right to form and join organizations and associations concerned with political and public affairs, is an essential adjunct to the rights protected by article 25" (para. 26). In Lithuania, article 4 of the Law on Procedure for Drafting Laws provides that all legal and natural persons shall have the right to submit proposals on drafting of a legal act. Both individuals involved in association and the association itself must be protected by international human rights law and shall be able to participate in the State's decision making process. This is particularly crucial for unions as the right to bargain collectively is a fundamental right, which is enshrined in ILO Convention No. 98 (1949) on Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining. In this regard, the Special Rapporteur recognizes that best practices are those that allow for genuine social dialogue with meaningful negotiation.
- 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)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/27, para. 73.
- Paragraph number
- 73
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