Legislative Measures The Legislative measures taken to protect citizens Freedom of Association and Assembly can be found in the following: Charities and Societies Proclamation (Proclamation No. 621/2009), Political Parties Registration Proclamation (Proclamation No. 573/2008), Labor Proclamation (Proclamation No. 377/2003), Proclamation for the Establishment of Cooperatives Commission (Proclamation No. 274/2002 ), Cooperative Societies Proclamation (Proclamation No. 147/1998) and Cooperative Societies Proclamation/ Amendment/ No. 402/2004, Proclamation to provide for the definition of powers and duties of the executive organs of FDRE( Proclamation No. 691/2010), Trade Registration and Licensing Proclamation (Proclamation No. 686/2002), Micro-finance Proclamation (Proclamation No. 626/2001), Criminal Code (Proclamation No. 414/2004), Civil Code (Proclamation No. 1/1960), and Commercial Code (Proclamation No. 166/1960). Institutional Measures The Federal Charities and Societies Agency, Federal and City Administration Cooperative Societies Agency/Bureaus, Micro and Small-scale Enterprises Development Agency/Commission, Ministry and Bureaus of Trade, the National Electoral Board and Ministry of Federal Affairs have been given the task of ensuring citizens right of freedom of association. Administrative Measures In conformity with the constitutional provision that every person has the freedom of association for any legal purpose; the country‟s various policies, strategies and related detailed laws have internalized reference and adherence to this right. Thus, citizens, in strict adherence to the law, and on the base of politics, gender, age, profession, trade, development, charity, special needs or other diverse matters, have formed associations of their choice. These include: political organizations; micro and small-scale development enterprises; mass-based and cooperative associations such as farmers‟ cooperatives, housing associations, consumers, savings and credit cooperatives; trade unions, women‟s associations, youth associations, elders‟ associations, association of persons with disability; children‟s parliaments, professional associations; and others groups both at Federal and Regional as well as City Administration Levels. Making full use of this freedom, various political parties have also been formed, and by 2011 E.C. the number had reached 77. The Political Parties‟ Registration Proclamation (Proclamation No. 573/2008) provides simple criteria to enable citizens to organize lawfully and establish political 64