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Why are the freedom to assemble peacefully and the freedom of association central to an open, democratic society?

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The right to freedom of association is recognized as a human right, a political freedom and a civil liberty. ... The freedom of assembly in order to protest sometimes conflicts with laws intended to protect public safety, even in democratic countries.
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