Right of assembly

Art. 8 Basic Law (GG)
(1) All Germans have the right to assemble peacefully and without arms without registration or permission.
(2) For assemblies in the open air, this right may be restricted by law or on the basis of a law.

The registration procedure for public assemblies or demonstrations

Assemblies, processions and demonstrations are regulated by the Basic Law and the Assembly Act and must generally be registered 48 hours prior to public announcement.

The police then have a duty to facilitate and possibly even protect assemblies, processions and demonstrations of all groups as an expression of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of assembly and freedom of opinion. In doing so, the police must maintain neutrality, a political evaluation of the demonstration topics may not take place. An assembly or demonstration is not approved by the police.

It can only be banned or made subject to certain conditions if there is a concrete threat to public safety or order based on comprehensible forecasts.

You can now also apply for an assembly online at Internetwache. Simply click on the following link.

OR

Send the completed form "Registration of an assembly" by post, fax or email, observing the 48-hour deadline:

The Chief of Police in Oberhausen
Directorate Central Tasks
Department ZA 1.1
Lindnerstraße 94
46149 Oberhausen

Email: Versammlungsrecht.Oberhausen [at] Polizei.NRW.de (Versammlungsrecht[dot]Oberhausen[at]Polizei[dot]NRW[dot]de)

Fax: 0208 826 3149

For your convenience, please also arrange an appointment for a cooperation meeting with our clerks. In this meeting, all questions arising in connection with a planned event can be discussed and clarified.