Background

At its 144th session, held in July 2025, the Human Rights Committee decided to develop a General Comment on article 22 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and launched a call for input to inform the preparation of the first draft. At its 145th session, held in March 2026, the Committee completed the first reading of draft General Comment 38. The Committee now invites all interested stakeholders, including Member States, UN entities and specialised agencies, regional human rights mechanisms, unions, national human rights institutions, civil society and academia, to submit comments on the draft ahead of its second reading at the next session.

Draft General Comment No. 38 on Article 22 (right to freedom of association)
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