Freedom of Assembly

The landmark African Union case over an Ethiopian election provides a roadmap for safeguarding democracy in the face of authoritarianism.

Since political violence is already criminalized under other state and federal laws, state domestic terrorism laws are arguably unnecessary. These laws create serious, and often…

Civil society and its allies need tools to push back against rising threats worldwide, and the U.N. Human Rights Committee can furnish an important one: a General Comment on the…

Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.

Entering their third year of protests against Erdogan's dictates, they encapsulate many aspects of the global struggle for democracy.

Presence of firearms at "sensitive places" may implicate First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters, the fundamental right to vote, and the safety of lawmakers carrying out…

The Indian government’s pattern of repressive actions could undermine its value as a strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

There are many indisputable facts about last week’s violent and deadly incursion into the Capitol building. It is beyond debate that the fiasco included multiple criminal acts.…

The repeated violations of fundamental rights and principles corrode the very foundations of the democracy Poland fought so hard to win.

Five actions the Biden administration can take to better protect the right to peaceful assembly.

[Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series, COVID and International Law. All articles in the series can be found here.] States around the world have had…

Local groups in a national movement are pressing for oversight of how and when law enforcement agencies use technology to monitor citizens.