The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental right provided by international instru... more The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental right provided by international instruments relating to human rights, and is present in the constitutions of nearly every country in the world. The enjoyment of freedom of peaceful assembly is a right that must be guaranteed to individuals and groups of individuals, associations – informal or those with legal personality. This right has been recognized as one of the pillars of a healthy and functional democracy. Its exercise allows all persons living in a country to have the opportunity to express their own opinions or those they share with others . Being able to hold peaceful assemblies is of crucial importance for the work of civil society actors, including those working to promote the fulfillment of economic, social, and cultural rights, for it allows them to publicly convey their message in order to achieve their goals. In several countries however, the right to hold peaceful assemblies has been denied or restrained by state authorities in violation of international human rights standards. As a result, the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, as ratified by Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is restrained . The right to freedom of assembly in Burundi has been provided by different constitutions. However, the enjoyment of this right has always been restrained by public authorities through specific laws regulating public assemblies, laws that were extremely restrictive towards positive provisions given by international legal instruments relating to human rights. The last one to date is the December 5, 2013 law 1/28 regulating public demonstrations and assemblies. In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of the provisions of that law with respect to fundamental principles held by international instruments, and with regards to its practice
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental right provided by international instru... more The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a fundamental right provided by international instruments relating to human rights, and is present in the constitutions of nearly every country in the world. The enjoyment of freedom of peaceful assembly is a right that must be guaranteed to individuals and groups of individuals, associations – informal or those with legal personality. This right has been recognized as one of the pillars of a healthy and functional democracy. Its exercise allows all persons living in a country to have the opportunity to express their own opinions or those they share with others . Being able to hold peaceful assemblies is of crucial importance for the work of civil society actors, including those working to promote the fulfillment of economic, social, and cultural rights, for it allows them to publicly convey their message in order to achieve their goals. In several countries however, the right to hold peaceful assemblies has been denied or restrained by state authorities in violation of international human rights standards. As a result, the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, as ratified by Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is restrained . The right to freedom of assembly in Burundi has been provided by different constitutions. However, the enjoyment of this right has always been restrained by public authorities through specific laws regulating public assemblies, laws that were extremely restrictive towards positive provisions given by international legal instruments relating to human rights. The last one to date is the December 5, 2013 law 1/28 regulating public demonstrations and assemblies. In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of the provisions of that law with respect to fundamental principles held by international instruments, and with regards to its practice
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The enjoyment of freedom of peaceful assembly is a right that must be guaranteed to individuals and groups of individuals, associations – informal or those with legal personality. This right has been recognized as one of the pillars of a healthy and functional democracy. Its exercise allows all persons living in a country to have the opportunity to express their own opinions or those they share with others .
Being able to hold peaceful assemblies is of crucial importance for the work of civil society actors, including those working to promote the fulfillment of economic, social, and cultural rights, for it allows them to publicly convey their message in order to achieve their goals. In several countries however, the right to hold peaceful assemblies has been denied or restrained by state authorities in violation of international human rights standards. As a result, the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, as ratified by Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is restrained .
The right to freedom of assembly in Burundi has been provided by different constitutions. However, the enjoyment of this right has always been restrained by public authorities through specific laws regulating public assemblies, laws that were extremely restrictive towards positive provisions given by international legal instruments relating to human rights. The last one to date is the December 5, 2013 law 1/28 regulating public demonstrations and assemblies.
In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of the provisions of that law with respect to fundamental principles held by international instruments, and with regards to its practice
The enjoyment of freedom of peaceful assembly is a right that must be guaranteed to individuals and groups of individuals, associations – informal or those with legal personality. This right has been recognized as one of the pillars of a healthy and functional democracy. Its exercise allows all persons living in a country to have the opportunity to express their own opinions or those they share with others .
Being able to hold peaceful assemblies is of crucial importance for the work of civil society actors, including those working to promote the fulfillment of economic, social, and cultural rights, for it allows them to publicly convey their message in order to achieve their goals. In several countries however, the right to hold peaceful assemblies has been denied or restrained by state authorities in violation of international human rights standards. As a result, the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, as ratified by Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is restrained .
The right to freedom of assembly in Burundi has been provided by different constitutions. However, the enjoyment of this right has always been restrained by public authorities through specific laws regulating public assemblies, laws that were extremely restrictive towards positive provisions given by international legal instruments relating to human rights. The last one to date is the December 5, 2013 law 1/28 regulating public demonstrations and assemblies.
In this paper, we provide an in-depth analysis of the provisions of that law with respect to fundamental principles held by international instruments, and with regards to its practice