SOGI Casebook chapters Archives: Freedom of assembly association and expression
In Re Arkhangelsk Regional Law No. 386-26-ОЗ, Supreme Court of Russia (13 September 2012)
The Court upheld the constitutionality of the “homosexual propaganda” ban in Arkhangelsk region. However, the Court stated that not all public activities are “propaganda”, only those activities that directly promote homosexual conduct among minors. Gay pride did not directly promote homosexual conduct among minors. In Re Arkhangelsk Regional Law No. 386-26-ОЗ, Supreme Court of Russia […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion, A/67/357, 7 September 2012
27. In Africa, there have been violent riots (for example, in Kenya, caused by alleged election-rigging and fuelled by tribal tension, and in Nigeria, on the basis of tribal tensions), leading to the deaths of several thousand people; attacks by Muslim villagers against Coptic Christians in Egypt; and various forms of incitement to violence and […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/20/27/Add.3, 19 June 2012: Malaysia
Malaysia: Alleged banning of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) festival, harassment and questioning of organisers 200. JAL 23/01/2012. Case no. MYS 11/2011. State Reply: 24/04/2012. Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/20/27/Add.1, 6 June 2012
II. QUESTIONNAIRE Questions on best practices that promote and protect the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. Right to freedom of peaceful assembly: 6. Please describe one or more recent examples where the right to freedom of peaceful assembly may have not been respected and the reasons for citing this example(s). In […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, A/HRC/20/27, 21 May 2012
III. BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO THE RIGHTS TO FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY AND OF ASSOCIATION A. Common principles 1. Legal framework 13. Resolution 15/21 reaffirms that “everyone has the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association” (emphasis added). This provision must be read jointly with article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, A/HRC/19/55/Add.2, 23 February 2012: Serbia
Serbia 324. JAL 28/10/11 Case no.: SRB 1/2011 State Reply: None to date – Alleged ban of the 2011 Belgrade Pride Parade. Observations 325. The Special Rapporteur wishes to express her regret that, at the time of the finalization of this report, the Government had not responded to the communication she sent during the reporting […]