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Freedom of assembly and association - New thematic factsheet

The Execution Department issued today a new thematic factsheet focusing on the execution of ECHR judgments concerning freedom of assembly and association.

The right to freedom of peaceful assembly, enshrined in Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, is a fundamental right in a democratic society and, like the right to freedom of expression, one of its foundations. Of similar importance is the freedom of association, and the Court has underlined its direct relationship with democracy and pluralism, noting that the state of democracy in a country can be measured by the way in which this freedom is secured under national legislation and in which the authorities apply it in practice.

The present factsheet sets out examples of measures adopted and reported by States in the context of the execution of the European Court’s judgments with a view to fully and effectively protecting freedom of assembly and association. It focuses on the following issues: the holding and policing of peaceful demonstrations and mass protests; the freedom to create and participate in associations or political parties and the freedom to form and join trade unions and cooperatives.


 Thematic factsheet - Freedom of assembly and association

 Thematic factsheets

7 October 2021
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