A/HRC/23/39 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1–3 3 II. Activities ................................................................................................................ 4–7 3 III. IV. V. 2 Paragraphs A. Communications ............................................................................................. 4 3 B. Country visits .................................................................................................. 5 3 C. Participation in various events ........................................................................ 6–7 3 Ability of associations to access financial resources: a vital part of the right to freedom of association ........................................................................................ 8–42 4 A. Definition of concepts ..................................................................................... 8–14 4 B. International legal framework related to the ability to access financial resources ......................................................................................................... 15–18 6 C. Meeting international human rights norms and standards .............................. 19–42 7 Ability to hold peaceful assemblies: an integral component of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly ................................................................................. 43–78 13 A. Background ..................................................................................................... 43–45 13 B. Procedural and practical measures for holding peaceful assemblies .............. 46–78 14 Conclusion and recommendations ........................................................................... 79–83 20