--- title: IX.A. Freedom of Assembly and Association description: "Our global network of contributors to the [*AI & Human Rights Index*](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/) is currently writing these articles and glossary entries. This particular page is currently in the recruitment and research stage. Please return later to see where this page is in the [editorial…" url: "https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/ix-a-assembly/" updated: "2025-10-17" category: • Introduction / IX. Civic Engagement --- # IX.A. Freedom of Assembly and Association Our global network of contributors to the [*AI & Human Rights Index*](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/) is currently writing these articles and glossary entries. This particular page is currently in the recruitment and research stage. Please return later to see where this page is in the [editorial workflow](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/). Thank you! We look forward to learning with and from you. --- [Insert statement of urgency and significance for why this right relates to AI.] # **Sectors** The contributors of the *AI & Human Rights Index* have identified the following sectors as responsible for both using AI to protect and advance this human right. - [DEF: Defense and Military](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/def/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) - [GOV: Government and Public Sector](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/gov/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) - [INTL: International Organizations and Relations](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/intl/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) - [LAW: Legal and Law Enforcement](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/law/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/)[https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/index/editors-desk/) - [REG: Regulatory and Oversight Bodies](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/reg/) - [WORK: Employment and Labor](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/work-employment-and-labor/) # AI’s Potential Violations [Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could violate the human rights to peacefully assemble and [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of association.] # AI’s Potential Benefits [Insert 300- to 500-word analysis of how AI could advance this human right.] # Human Rights Instruments ## Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) G.A. Res. 217 (III) A, [Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES217-A-III-UDHR.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/RES/217(III) (Dec. 10, 1948) Article 20 > Everyone has the right to [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of peaceful assembly and association. > > > > No one may be compelled to belong to an association. ## International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) G.A. Res. 2200A (XXI), [International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES2200-A-XXI-ICCPR.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/6316 (1966), 999 U.N.T.S. 171 (Dec. 16, 1966) Article 21 > The right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national [Security](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/security/) or public [Safety](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/safety/), public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. Article 22 > 1. Everyone shall have the right to [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of association with others, including the right to form and join trade unions for the protection of his interests. > > > > 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those which are prescribed by law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national [Security](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/security/) or public [Safety](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/safety/), public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. This article shall not prevent the imposition of lawful restrictions on members of the armed forces and of the police in their exercise of this right. > > > > 3. Nothing in this article shall authorize States Parties to the International Labour Organisation Convention of 1948 concerning [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize to take legislative measures which would prejudice, or to apply the law in such a manner as to prejudice, the guarantees provided for in that Convention. ## Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979) G.A. Res. 34/180, [Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES34180.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/RES/34/180 (Dec. 18, 1979) Article 7 (c) > To participate in non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country. ## Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) G.A. Res. 44/25, [Convention on the Rights of the Child](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ARES4425.pdf), U.N. Doc. A/RES/44/25 (Nov. 20, 1989) Article 15 > 1. States Parties recognize the rights of the child to [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of association and to [Freedom](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/freedom/) of peaceful assembly. > > > > 2. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of these rights other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national [Security](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/security/) or public [Safety](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/glossary/safety/), public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others. 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New York: All Tech is Human; Camden, NJ: AI Ethics Lab at Rutgers University, 2026. Accessed October 21, 2026. [https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/ix-a-assembly/](https://aiethicslab.rutgers.edu/Docs/ix-a-assembly/).