Summary

The Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association conducted an official visit to Armenia from 7 to 16 November 2018 to assess the situation of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association in the country, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 15/21 and 32/32.

Following two introductory sections, in sections III and IV the Special Rapporteur refers to a number of challenges and good practices in law and in practice in relation to the exercise of the rights under his mandate. Section V addresses the importance of guaranteeing the right of association and peaceful assembly in a democratic transition

Finally, in section VI, the Special Rapporteur formulates conclusions and recommendations.