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"Emergency or other exceptional legislation restricting fundamental rights should be repealed or suspended. Exceptional measures must not be imposed unless strictly required by the exigencies of the situation and must not be calculated to corrupt or unnecessarily delay the political process."

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UN (Center for Human Rights): Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections, para. 116

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Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections

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Freedom of association may be restricted under certain circumstances as are prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society.
Freedom of assembly may be restricted under certain circumstances as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society.