#GS2 #Polity RIGHT TO PROTEST About right to protest | CSE MAINS BOOSTER
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RIGHT TO PROTEST
About right to protest
A protest is an individual or an aggregate’s voice to express dissent or opposition against government
inaction or encroachment of rights. It is an act of expressing freedom or the lack of it through art, speech
and culture.
In terms of international law, the rights to freedom of
association, peaceful assembly and expression are
recognised in various treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Every person has the inalienable right – a right that
cannot be taken away – to take part in a protest, provided that it is peaceful.
The right to protest peacefully is enshrined in the Indian
Constitution—Article 19(1)(a) guarantees the freedom
of speech and expression. It includes Right to Demonstration or Picketing but not right to strike.
Article 19(1)(b) assures citizens the right to assemble peaceably and without arms.
In the case of Ramlila Maidan Incident v. Home Secretary, Union of India & Ors., the Supreme Court
had stated, “Citizens have a fundamental right to assembly and peaceful protest which cannot be
taken away by an arbitrary executive or legislative action.”
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