Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Including the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Association

A/RES/73/173View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 74bHuman rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, published in 2018.

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What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics

Freedom of Association Human Rights Right of Assembly

What does this mandate say?

12 operative paragraphs

Calls upon States to promote a safe and enabling environment for individuals and groups to exercise their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of expression and of association, including by ensuring that domestic legislation and procedures relating to the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of expression and of association are in conformity with their international human rights obligations;

Urges States to take concrete steps to prevent and put an end to the arbitrary arrest and detention of peaceful protestors and human rights defenders for exercising their human rights and fundamental freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association, including in relation to cooperation with the United Nations and other international mechanisms in the area of human rights, and in this regard strongly urges the release of such persons detained or imprisoned in violation of the obligations of States under international human rights law;

Expresses deep concern about extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of persons exercising their rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, of expression and of association in all regions of the world, and to this end:

Strongly condemns the use of harassment, intimidation and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings by State and non-State actors to violently suppress and silence individuals, including young people and students, for participating in peaceful protests, including protests to call for democratic reforms;

Urges States to pay particular attention to the safety and protection of women and women human rights defenders from acts of intimidation and harassment, as well as gender-based violence, including sexual assault, in the context of peaceful protests;

Calls upon all States to pay particular attention to the safety of journalists and media workers observing, monitoring and recording peaceful protests, taking into account their specific role, exposure and vulnerability;

Urges States to end their harassment and intimidation of and attacks against individuals participating in peaceful protests against racism and racial discrimination;

Calls upon all States to ensure that the same rights that individuals have offline, including the rights to freedom of expression, of peaceful assembly and of association, are also fully protected online, in accordance with human rights law, particularly by refraining from Internet shutdowns and content restrictions on the Internet that violate international human rights law, by ending attacks by States and taking steps to end attacks by non-State actors against journalists and other media workers covering demonstrations and protests and by ending government shutdowns of media outlets for attempting to report on such protests, and condemns unequivocally and calls for an end to all attacks and violence by State and non-State actors against journalists and media workers, including through attacks on, or the forced closure of, their offices and media outlets, in both conflict and non-conflict situations, in particular for journalists and media outlets covering or attempting to cover demonstrations and protests;

Condemns the use by State and non-State actors of slander, threats and attacks against members of civil society, including against religious leaders, including when they are attempting to use their good offices to mediate between the State and individuals trying to exercise their right to peacefully assemble;

Encourages States to support the implementation of policies and initiatives that promote tolerance, cultural integration and inclusion and respect for diversity, to end the persecution and repression of civil society and social movements and to recognize the important and legitimate role that they play in shaping governance and the rule of law, inclusiveness and development across all regions;

Underlines the necessity of addressing the management of assemblies, including peaceful protests, so as to contribute to their peaceful conduct and prevent injuries and loss of life among protestors, those observing, monitoring and recording such assemblies, bystanders and officials exercising law enforcement duties, and urges States to ensure accountability for human rights violations and abuses through judicial or other national mechanisms, based on law and in conformity with their international human rights obligations and commitments, and to provide all victims with access to remedy and redress, including in the context of peaceful protests;

Urges States to acknowledge, through public statements, policies, programmes and laws, the important and legitimate role of individuals, groups and organs of society in the promotion of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association.

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