Report of the Special Rapporteur: Collective action and human solidarity facing an existential threat

Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Gina Romero, sounds the alarm about the compounding existential threats to these rights, exacerbated by the dismantling of global aid and securitization. Urgent concerted action is required, given the importance of these freedoms for human nature and dignity, for rights protection and for the fulfilment of pressing global commitments. The report provides key principles for ensuring a sustainable and just aid architecture that sustains and empowers a vibrant civil society and civic engagement.