[RwandaLibre] Rwanda: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms of peaceful assembly and association

AVIS AUX MEDIAS /Rwanda: first official visit by UN expert on freedoms

of peaceful assembly and association



PR Newswire



GENEVA, 16 January 2014 / PRNewswire Africa / - United Nations Special

Rapporteur Maina Kiai will visit Rwanda from 20 to 27 January 2014 to

assess in depth to what extent the rights to freedom of peaceful

assembly and of association are enjoyed in the country.



Mr. Kiai's visit will be the first information-gathering mission to

Rwanda by an independent expert mandated by the UN Human Rights

Council to monitor and promote the realization of the rights to

freedom of peaceful assembly and of association worldwide.



"The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association are

essential components of democracy, and States are called upon by the

Council to respect and fully protect the rights of all individuals to

assemble peacefully and associate freely," the independent expert

said.



"Government cooperation is absolutely essential to the effectiveness

of my mandate and every other Human Rights Council's mandate," the

Special Rapporteur noted.



Mr. Kiai is scheduled to travel to Kigali and Huye. During his

eight-day visit, he will meet with State officials, members of the

judiciary and of Parliament, as well as representatives of the

national human rights commission, the civil society, and the

diplomatic community.



The Special Rapporteur will share his preliminary findings and

recommendations at a press conference on Monday 27 January from 12.30

pm at the Golden Hills Hotel (Av. Ntaruka, No 6, Kiyovu, Kigali 1992).

For further information, please contact Clarisse Uwambayikirezi from

the United Nations in Rwanda: +250 (0) 788534590 /

clarisse.uwambayikirezi@one.un.org



The expert will present a final report of his visit during the 26th

Human Rights Council's session in June 2014.



SOURCE United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)



http://www.einnews.com/pr_news/185739131/avis-aux-medias-rwanda-first-official-visit-by-un-expert-on-freedoms-of-peaceful-assembly-and-association





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