Colombia's plans to restrict right to hold political rallies: report

Opposition politician Gustavo Petro addresses supporters in Bogota (Image: Gustavo Petro / Twitter)

by Adriaan Alsema July 15, 2019

Colombia’s government is preparing a decree that would restrict the right to hold political rallies or protests, according to newspaper El Tiempo.

The newspaper received a draft decree from the Ministry of the Interior that would allow the government of President Ivan Duque to decide when political rallies and protests are allowed and when not.

The right to assemble in public is a constitutional right that currently can only be restricted by local governments in cases of an emergency or on election days.

The Duque administration wants to restrict this right further and be able to ban political manifestations whenever it pleases, according to El Tiempo.

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