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This is a VERY important document, a joint commentary published Monday by the Human Rights Commitee of the United Nations offering more commentary & details on the “Right of Peaceful Assembly” from the UN “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/1_Global/CCPR_C_GC_37_9233_E.docx
7/29/2020, 11:50:05 AM
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“States parties should not rely on a vague definition of “public order” to justify over-broad restrictions on the right of peaceful assembly. Peaceful assemblies can in some cases be inherently or deliberately disruptive and require a significant degree of toleration.”
7/29/2020, 11:55:07 AM
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“…“Public order” and “law and order” are not synonyms, and the prohibition of “public disorder” in domestic law should not be used unduly to restrict peaceful assemblies.”
7/29/2020, 11:55:29 AM
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“The mere fact that a particular assembly takes place in public does not mean that participants’ privacy cannot be violated. The right to privacy may be infringed, for example, by facial recognition and other technologies that can identify individual participants in a crowd…”
7/29/2020, 11:57:55 AM
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“… The same applies to the monitoring of social media to glean information about participation in peaceful assemblies.”
7/29/2020, 11:58:28 AM
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“Only the minimum force necessary may be used where this is required for a legitimate law enforcement purpose during an assembly. Once the need for any use of force has passed, such as when a violent individual is safely apprehended, no further resort to force is permissible.”
7/29/2020, 12:00:11 PM
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“Many associated activities happen online or otherwise rely upon digital services. Such activities are also protected under article 21. States parties must not, for example, block or hinder Internet connectivity in relation to peaceful assemblies.”
7/29/2020, 12:01:25 PM
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This document was several years in the making, and joins a similar document published in 2011 on “Freedom of Opinion and Expression” http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=6QkG1d%2fPPRiCAqhKb7yhsrdB0H1l5979OVGGB%2bWPAXiks7ivEzdmLQdosDnCG8FaJ7cpkH%2fR9YlpwV%2bAPs%2bmcH8jGnAN0wEPkLj1E63E3zdVfMFh0MJrIFe0tA7QZm4a
7/29/2020, 12:06:15 PM
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Complete details on this official commentary on the Article 21 “Right of Peaceful Assembly” can be found at https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CCPR/Pages/GCArticle21.aspx
7/29/2020, 12:08:53 PM
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