The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 58f
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[The Special Rapporteur calls upon States in times of elections:] To increase the threshold for imposing legitimate restrictions on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, that is, to ensure that the strict test of necessity and proportionality in a democratic society, coupled with the principle of non-discrimination, is made particularly difficult to meet;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
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)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
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All
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Year
2013
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 58f.