-
right can be an important strand in the maintenance and
I
'
development of · culture, such as in the preservation of '
minority identities. The protection of freedom to peacefully
assemble is crucial to creating a tolerant and pluralistic
society in which groups with different beliefs, practices or
policies can exist peacefully together."
- Guidelines on
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, p. 15.
94. In the words of some experts, "the purpose of the right to
peaceful assembly is to allow people to come together and
express, discuss, and protect their common interest" (Harris,
0' Boyle and Warbrick, Law of the European Convention
on Human Rights , Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 41 7).
95. For INTERlGHTS "The
freedoms of peaceful assembly
and association provides space for the development of civil
and political society,
an arena
for people
to express
different views,- values and interest, and a platform for such
views, values and interests to be heard''.- INTERRIGHT,
Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association under
the European Convention on Human Rights, a Manual
for Lawyers, July 2010, p. 2.
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