]> 2026-05-04T12:37:00+00:00 Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Austria 0 en Freedom of association was articulated in Article 12 of Austria's “Basic Law on the General Rights of Nationals in the Kingdoms and Länder represented in the Council of the Realm” in 1867. According to a report on human rights practices from the US State Department, "The constitution and law provide for the freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, and the government generally respected these rights." Austria ratified the ILO "Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention" in 1950. References: 1867 Basic Law: https://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/au03000_.html US State Department Report on Human Rights Practices in Austria: https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/austria/ 1950 International Labor Organization Convention: https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:11300:0::NO::P11300_INSTRUMENT_ID:312232 What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right? 2024-03-02T03:46:08Z 2460371.657037 Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Austria Page name 102 en Page name