Factsheet: The right to freedom of association best practices

The Special Rapporteur’s factsheet summarizing best practices on the right to freedom of association, presented in an easy-to use “yes/no” format, with hyperlinks to source materials.

This factsheet draws heavily from the Special Rapporteur’s 2012 report to the Human Rights Council and features guidance on:

• • Registration of NGOs and other civil society organizations
• • State obligations to uphold the right to freedom of association
• • Permissible limitations on the right
• • The issue of equitable treatment between businesses and civil society
• • Civil society’s ability to access resources (discussed in further detail in this factsheet)
• • Association rights during election periods
• • Remedies for the violation of association rights
• • The right to freedom of association online
• • And more

For the Special Rapporteur’s full factsheet series, please see: https://freeassembly.net/factsheets/