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"The peacefulness of an assembly must be presumed, and the term “peaceful” must be interpreted broadly and exclude only acts of widespread and serious violence that cannot be isolated from the assembly."

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UN (OHCHR), OAS, OSCE (ODIHR), ACHPR, OAS (IACHR), OSCE: Joint Declaration on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association , para. 1.d

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Joint Declaration on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

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