The exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the context of elections 2013, para. 9
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- In the present report, the Special Rapporteur focuses on the role of associations broadly, including political parties, as central vehicles through which individuals can take part in the conduct of peaceful affairs through chosen representatives. Political parties have an essential role to play "in ensuring pluralism and the proper functioning of democracy". The present report adopts the definition of a political party as "a free association of persons, one of the aims of which is to participate in the management of public affairs, including through the presentation of candidates to free and democratic elections". Of significance is the fact that a political party is an "association" (A/HRC/20/27, paras. 51-52), albeit a specialized one that may be regulated by separate legislation and that is subject to rules different from those of other associations. The Special Rapporteur considers the key difference between political parties and other associations to be the ability of political parties to present candidates for elections and to subsequently form governments, should those candidates win in genuine elections. Hence, he stresses that the engagement of civil society organizations in the electoral process should not lead to their being involuntary labelled or treated as political parties simply as a result of their having participated in public life in the way in which they have chosen.
- Status juridique
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Personnes concernées
- All
- Année
- 2013
- Type de paragraphe
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Assembly, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/299, para. 9.
- Paragraph number
- 9
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