Editing Freedom of assembly (section)

==Human rights instruments==
Freedom of assembly is included in, among others, the following human rights instruments:
* [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]] – Article 20
* [[International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]] – Article 21
* [[European Convention on Human Rights]] – [[Article 11 ECHR|Article 11]]
* [[American Convention on Human Rights]] – Article 15

National and regional constitutions that recognize freedom of assembly include:
* [[Bangladesh]] – Articles 37 and 38 of the [[Constitution of Bangladesh]] guarantee the [[freedom of association]] and assembly.<ref name=bd>{{cite web|title=Constitution of Bangladesh: Chapter III |url=http://www.pmo.gov.bd/pmolib/constitution/part3.htm |publisher=Prime Minister's Office |access-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524221035/http://www.pmo.gov.bd/pmolib/constitution/part3.htm |archive-date=24 May 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Brazil]] – Article 5 of the [[Constitution of Brazil]]
* [[Canada]] – S. 2 of the ''[[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]]'' which forms part of the ''[[Constitution Act, 1982]]''
* [[France]] – Article 431-1 of the ''Nouveau Code Pénal''
* [[Germany]] – Article 8 GG ([[Grundgesetz]], Basic Law)
* [[Hungary]] – Article VIII (1) of the [[Constitution of Hungary|Fundamental Law]]
* [[India]] – Article 19 of the [[Constitution of India]]
*[[Indonesia]] – Article 28E(3) of the [[Constitution of Indonesia]]
* [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] – Article 40.6.1° of the [[Constitution of Ireland|Constitution]], as enumerated under the heading "Fundamental Rights"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/irish_constitution_1/constitution_fundamental_rights.html|title=Fundamental Rights under the Irish Constitution|website=Citizensinformation.ie|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/cons/en/html#part13|title=Constitution of Ireland|website=[[Irish Statute Book]]|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03}}</ref>
* [[Italy]] – Article 17 of the [[Italian Constitution|Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Italian Constitution |url=http://www.quirinale.it/page/costituzione|publisher=The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127152449/http://www.quirinale.it/qrnw/costituzione/pdf/costituzione_inglese.pdf |archive-date=2016-11-27 }}</ref>
* [[Japan]] – Article 21 of the [[Constitution of Japan]]
* [[Macau Basic Law]] - Article 27
* [[Malaysia]] – [[Article 10 of the Constitution of Malaysia]]
* [[Mexico]] – Article 9 of the [[Constitution of Mexico]]
* [[Netherlands]] - Articles 8 and 9 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
* [[New Zealand]] – Section 16 [[New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990]]
* [[Norway]] – Section 101 of the [[Constitution of Norway]]
* [[Pakistan]] - Article 16 of the [[Constitution of Pakistan, 1973]]
* [[Philippines]] – Article III, Section 4 of the [[Constitution of the Philippines]]
* [[Poland]] – Article 57 of the [[Constitution of Poland]]
* [[Freedom of assembly in Russia|Russia]] – Articles 30 and 31 of the [[Constitution of Russia]] guarantee the freedom of association and peaceful assembly.<ref name=ru>{{cite web |title=Constitution of Russia: Article 30|url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-03.htm#30|publisher=Adopted at National Voting on December 12, 1993}}</ref>
* [[South Africa Bill of Rights]] – Article 17
* [[Spain]] – Article 21 of the [[Spanish Constitution of 1978]]
* [[Sweden]] – Chapter 2 of The [[Basic Laws of Sweden|Instrument of Government]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-lagar/dokument/svensk-forfattningssamling/kungorelse-1974152-om-beslutad-ny-regeringsform_sfs-1974-152|title=Kungörelse (1974:152) om beslutad ny regeringsform Svensk författningssamling 1974:1974:152 t.o.m. SFS 2018:1903|website=Riksdagsförvaltningen|language=sv|access-date=2020-04-13}}</ref>
* [[Taiwan]] ([[Republic of China]]) – Article 14 guarantees freedom of assembly and association.
* [[Turkey]] – Articles 33 and 34 of the [[Constitution of Turkey]] guarantee the freedom of association and assembly.
* [[UAE]] – Article 33 of the [[Constitution of the United Arab Emirates|Constitution of the UAE]]
* [[United States]] – [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States]]
* [[Venezuela]] – Article 68 of the [[Constitution of Venezuela]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.observatoriodeconflictos.org.ve/oc/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/INFORMEcriminalizaci%C3%B3nyrepresi%C3%B3n-FINAL-digital-1.pdf |title=Situación de la criminalización y represión en Venezuela- 2018 |date=17 December 2023 |publisher=Observatorio Venezolano de Conflictividad Social |location=Caracas, Venezuela |publication-date=February 2019 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026160756/https://www.observatoriodeconflictos.org.ve/oc/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/INFORMEcriminalizaci%C3%B3nyrepresi%C3%B3n-FINAL-digital-1.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>