A young Canadian activist attends a summit meeting of the world's top economic powers in Quebec City.He is protesting peacefully when the police pepper spray the crowd and arrest him;he then complains that his rights are being violated.What rights is he invoking in his complaint?

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The young activist is likely invoking his civil citizenship rights, which include the right to peaceful assembly and protest without undue interference from the state, such as being pepper-sprayed or arrested without cause.

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