A/HCR/40/CRP.4 Contents I. Executive summary ..............................................................................................................................3 II. Methodology ........................................................................................................................................4 III. Legal and institutional framework .......................................................................................................4 IV. Trends negatively affecting the exercise of fundamental freedoms .....................................................5 V. 2 A. Freedom of opinion and expression .............................................................................................6 B. Freedom of association ................................................................................................................7 C. Freedom of peaceful assembly.....................................................................................................8 D. Freedom of religion or belief .......................................................................................................9 Conclusions and recommendations ....................................................................................................10