A/HRC/RES/32/32
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
18 July 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-second session
Agenda item 3
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 1 July 2016
32/32.
The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of
association
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on
Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights and other relevant human rights instruments,
Reaffirming Human Rights Council resolutions 15/21 of 30 September 2010, 21/16
of 27 September 2012 and 24/5 of 26 September 2013, and recalling Council resolutions
22/10 of 21 March 2013, 25/38 of 28 March 2014 and 26/13 of 26 June 2014, and relevant
resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007,
Recognizing that the effective exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly
and of association, as enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is essential for the enjoyment of other
human rights and freedoms and constitutes a fundamental pillar for building a democratic
society and strengthening democracy, bearing in mind that all human rights are universal,
indivisible, interdependent and interrelated,
Aware of the crucial importance of the active involvement of civil society in
processes of governance that affect the life of people,
Taking note of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of
peaceful assembly and of association submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirtysecond session,1
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GE.16-12329(E)