119 representative shall suffice for this purpose. The Governor or the Chief Police have the power, without prejudice to the right to assemble, to enforce controls on the duration or course of the meeting provided for in Article (3) in order to regulate traffic provided that the organizers are informed of these controls after 24 hours at most from the date of submission of the notice". Article (3) of the same law defines the temporal limitation as follows: "Public assemblies are permitted provided that a written notification is sent to the Governor of Chief Police at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting". Article (4) sets forth the guarantees for assembly as "in case the organizing party has not received any written answers as stipulated in the previous paragraph, the organizing party has the right to convene the public meeting in the date specified in the notice". Another guarantee is provided for by Article (5) which states that "competent parties, upon request of the party organizing the meeting, shall take the required protection measures with no prejudice to the right of the participants in or process of the meeting". Article (20) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms "everyone has the right to participate in peaceful assemblies and associations" while Article (21) of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights maintains the "right of peaceful assembly shall be recognized. No restrictions may be placed on the exercise of this right other than those imposed in conformity with the law and which are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or public safety, public order, the protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others". In 2010, the right to peaceful assembly, both in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, has been exposed to numerous violations and abuses that led to the failure to exercise this right. Limitations and the violation of this right in light of the political division in Palestine came following the events that took place in the Gaza Strip in 2007. The organization of some peaceful assemblies, such as rallies and public meetings, continued to be prevented. Journalists were prevented from having coverage. Restrictions were also in place, such as a prohibition by the Ministry of Interior from organizing such events.