Freedom of Association/History/Country sources/Jamaica
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What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Jamaica
Freedom of association has been a protected right since the ratification of the first Constitution of 1962. Chapter III Article 13b states that “Whereas every person in Jamaica is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following, namely: … freedom of conscience, of expression and of peaceful assembly and association…” (World Constitutions Illustrated).
"Chapter III: Fundamental Rights and Freedoms," Constitution of Jamaica : 812-824