Right to petition government
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 21. In the US Constitution: 1st Amendment.
Constitutions declaring it
99 / 158
US declares it
100%
US practices it
no measure
What the text actually says
Passages tagged with this topic, from the Constitute Project.
United States
Amendment IAmendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
South Africa
17. Assembly, demonstration picket and petition17. Assembly, demonstration picket and petition Everyone has the right, peacefully and unarmed, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket and to present petitions.
The National Assembly or any of its committees may-The National Assembly or any of its committees may- receive petitions, representations or submissions from any interested persons or institutions.
Country by country
| Country | Declared | Practiced |
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| Albania | 100% | — |
| Algeria | 100% | — |
| Angola | 100% | — |
| Argentina | 100% | — |
| Armenia | 100% | — |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | — |
| Bahrain | 100% | — |
| Belarus | 100% | — |
| Belgium | 100% | — |
| Bolivia | 100% | — |
| Brazil | 100% | — |
| Bulgaria | 100% | — |
| Cambodia | 100% | — |
| Cape Verde | 100% | — |
| Central African Republic | 100% | — |
| Chile | 100% | — |
| China | 100% | — |
| Colombia | 100% | — |
| Costa Rica | 100% | — |
| Croatia | 100% | — |
| Cuba | 100% | — |
| Cyprus | 100% | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 100% | — |
| Dominican Republic | 100% | — |
| Ecuador | 100% | — |
| Egypt | 100% | — |
| El Salvador | 100% | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | — |
| Eritrea | 100% | — |
| Estonia | 100% | — |
| Ethiopia | 100% | — |
| Fiji | 100% | — |
| France | 100% | — |
| Greece | 100% | — |
| Guatemala | 100% | — |
| Guinea | 100% | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | 100% | — |
| Haiti | 100% | — |
| Honduras | 100% | — |
| Hungary | 100% | — |
| Iran | 100% | — |
| Italy | 100% | — |
| Japan | 100% | — |
| Jordan | 100% | — |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | — |
| Kenya | 100% | — |
| Kuwait | 100% | — |
| Laos | 100% | — |
| Latvia | 100% | — |
| Lebanon | 100% | — |
| Liberia | 100% | — |
| Lithuania | 100% | — |
| Luxembourg | 100% | — |
| Maldives | 100% | — |
| Mexico | 100% | — |
| Moldova | 100% | — |
| Mongolia | 100% | — |
| Montenegro | 100% | — |
| Morocco | 100% | — |
| Mozambique | 100% | — |