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- ↑ "Annalisa Ciampi, Relatrice speciale sui diritti alla libertà di riunione e di associazione pacifiche". ONU Italia. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09.
- ↑ Matthew. "New UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association". www.civicus.org. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
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