The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 26
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The Special Rapporteur further warns against imposing a state of emergency during election time, in order to temporarily suspend the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly. Should this nevertheless occur, he recalls that, according to the Human Rights Committee, during a state of emergency, the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association should not be derogated since the possibility of restricting certain Covenant rights under the terms of, for instance, freedom of assembly, is generally sufficient during such situations and no derogation from the provisions in question would be justified by the exigencies of the situation.
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
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 26.