But none of them uphold it to the degree established by the U.S. Constitution. The United Kingdom generally permits peaceful assemblies. But the British police have considerable power to prohibit or disband large gatherings as they think necessary. In several instances in the 1900's, the British government exercised emergency powers to suppress public meetings, even on private premises. In Canada, the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms specifically guarantees the right of peaceful assembly.
International organizations recognize freedom of assembly as a fundamental human right.
The International Labor Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, calls for permitting workers to meet and organize free of government interference. Not every society, however, endorses freedom of assembly. In 1989, the Chinese government brutally disbanded a large, peaceful assembly of students and other citizens in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Soldiers fired into the crowd and killed many demonstrators. The protesters were calling for more democracy in China and an end to corruption in government.