The Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

A/HRC/RES/24/5View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2013.

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6 versions · 2010–2025

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/59/4

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2025	A/HRC/RES/59/4	The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association	2,026	85%Compare
2022	A/HRC/RES/50/17	The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association	1,955	22%Compare
2019	A/HRC/RES/41/12	The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association	532	69%Compare
2016	A/HRC/RES/32/32	The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association	509	27%Compare
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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Freedom of Association Right of Assembly Special Rapporteurs

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, as established by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 15/21, for a period of three years;

Reminds States of their obligation to respect and fully protect the rights of all individuals to assemble peacefully and associate freely, online as well as offline, including in the context of elections, and including persons espousing minority or dissenting views or beliefs, human rights defenders, trade unionists and others, including migrants, seeking to exercise or to promote these rights, and to take all necessary measures to ensure that any restrictions on the free exercise of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are in accordance with their obligations under international human rights law;

Expresses concern at violations of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association;

Emphasizes the critical role of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association for civil society, and recognizes that civil society facilitates the achievement of the purposes and principles of the United Nations;

Stresses that respect for the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, in relation to civil society, contributes to addressing and resolving challenges and issues that are important to society, such as the environment, sustainable development, crime prevention, human trafficking, empowering women, social justice, consumer protection and the realization of all human rights;

Calls upon States to continue to cooperate fully with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his mandate, to respond promptly to his urgent appeals and other communications and to consider favourably his requests for visits;

Reiterates its call upon the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to assist States to promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, including through the technical assistance programmes of the Office, at the request of States, and to cooperate with relevant bodies of the United Nations system and other intergovernmental organizations to assist States to promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association;

Requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to report annually to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly;

Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in accordance with its programme of work.

  The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twenty-fourth session (A/HRC/24/2), Part One.

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