Attached is a summary of State Party derogations from the ICCPR (Article 21), the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 11), and the American Convention on Human Rights (Article 15) on the basis of the public health emergency resulting from Coronavirus. Many States have either extended or reintroduced restrictions on gatherings following a new wave of the epidemic.
Summary of derogations to the right of assembly under the ICCPR, the ACHR, and the ECHR - Download (203 KB)
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