The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the workplace 2016, para. 70
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The Government of Egypt has shut down civic space, banning virtually all strikes and protests, and is cracking down on journalists and their union. On 1 May 2016, police prevented hundreds of workers from meeting at the union building to commemorate International Workers' Day.
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)
Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Activists
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/385, para. 70.