A/HRC/20/27 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 21 May 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Twentieth session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai Summary The Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association presents its first thematic report to the Human Rights Council, pursuant to Council resolution 15/21. Following an introduction (chap. I), the Special Rapporteur provides in chapter II an overview of his activities during the first year of his mandate. In chapter III, the Special Rapporteur highlights best practices that promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. The right of peaceful assembly covers not only the right to hold and to participate in a peaceful assembly but also the right to be protected from undue interference. It further protects those monitoring peaceful assemblies. The right to freedom of association ranges from the creation to the termination of an association, and includes the rights to form and to join an association, to operate freely and to be protected from undue interference, to access funding and resources and to take part in the conduct of public affairs. This chapter ends with an emphasis on the right to an effective remedy and accountability for human rights violations and abuses. In chapter IV, the Special Rapporteur outlines his conclusions and recommendations to relevant stakeholders. GE.12-13586

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