Racines Index is an international instrument for measuring and evaluating freedom of association and peaceful assembly. It will rank countries according to their level of compliance with article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: "Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association". Racines Index is ranked every two years. It complements the ongoing monitoring work carried out by the Observatory for the Rights of Association and Peaceful Assembly (ORAA 20), set up by the Racines association. The Racines Index is calculated on the basis of criteria and indicators measuring the level of involvement of states in respecting, applying and protecting the rights of association and peaceful assembly.