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- Title: Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Why is This an Important Human Right? (Human Rights Law)
- Author : LawNow
- Release Date : January 01, 2011
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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Disturbing incidents involving public protests that took place at major public events held in Canada in 2010 (the Winter Olympics and the G20 Summit) have raised the issue of why freedom of assembly is a significant human right in Canada. According to Jeremy McBride in The Essentials of Human Rights (Series), (Hodder Arnold, London, 2005) at 18-20, freedom of assembly is the right to express, promote and pursue a common interest collectively. Freedom of assembly is often asserted in the context of the right to protest. In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees freedom of peaceful assembly. Also, freedom of assembly is enshrined in a number of international human rights instruments, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Also, a number of regional human rights treaties protect freedom of assembly. It is clear that the right of peaceful assembly is important. Why? The ability to organize and protest provides citizens with the means to let the government know about their position(s) on any issues of importance to them. Voting is another opportunity people have to voice opinions. However, in between elections, individuals need a method in which their political opinions can be voiced. Letter writing, protests and demonstrations are all ways in which people can express their viewpoints. According to the National Council for Liberty (see: "Your Right to Peaceful Protest" www.yourrights.org.uklyourrightslthe-right-of- peacefulprotest/index.html): "When people have nothing else to fight with, it is often their solidarity with each other--to stand together and be counted across communities and even across continents--which proves to be their most powerful weapon." This same author notes that "there have been countless times in the past--even in the recent past when public demonstrations of support for a cause, or opposition to a policy or government, have changed the course of history." In short, peaceful protest (assembly) is one cornerstone of a healthy democracy.
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