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#UK: The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill casts #protest as an inconvenience rather than a fundamental right to be protected. In our analysis w/ @LawOfProtest, we assess the bill’s compliance w/ int' standards.
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2/ The #UK gov't quotes examples of protests by different #humanrights and #environmental #ClimateAction 
groups, and also the costs associated with their protests, to justify the new powers and penalties set out in the Bill. #KillTheBill
groups, and also the costs associated with their protests, to justify the new powers and penalties set out in the Bill. #KillTheBill
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However, international standards are clear that the right to #peacefulassembly incorporates some degree of disruption.
They also explicitly reject any attempt to justify the imposition of restrictions on protest on grounds of cost.
However, international standards are clear that the right to #peacefulassembly incorporates some degree of disruption.They also explicitly reject any attempt to justify the imposition of restrictions on protest on grounds of cost.
4/ The bill also raises other concerns in terms of:
the state's obligation to promote an enabling environment for peaceful assemblies;
additional thresholds for intervention;
regulation for one-person protests;
meaning of ‘serious disruption’;
Increased penalties.
the state's obligation to promote an enabling environment for peaceful assemblies; additional thresholds for intervention; regulation for one-person protests; meaning of ‘serious disruption’; Increased penalties.
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Overall, if adopted in current form, the Bill will likely violate int'l human rights standards by striking at the essence of the right to #freedomofassembly by:
conferring discretion on the Home Secretary to define ‘disruption’ without Parliamentary oversight;
Overall, if adopted in current form, the Bill will likely violate int'l human rights standards by striking at the essence of the right to #freedomofassembly by:
conferring discretion on the Home Secretary to define ‘disruption’ without Parliamentary oversight;
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introducing vague concepts (e.g., ‘serious unease’) subject to discretionary interpretation by the police;
increasing the powers of the police to decide on fundamental issues about the exercise of the right;
disproportionately increasing the penalties for protesters.
introducing vague concepts (e.g., ‘serious unease’) subject to discretionary interpretation by the police; increasing the powers of the police to decide on fundamental issues about the exercise of the right; disproportionately increasing the penalties for protesters.
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Read our full analysis here on the #UK law for more details :
#protest #KillTheBill #freedomofassembly
https://ecnl.org/news/protest-section-uk-bill-incompliant-international-standards
Read our full analysis here on the #UK law for more details :
#protest #KillTheBill #freedomofassembly
https://ecnl.org/news/protest-section-uk-bill-incompliant-international-standards
