May 17, 2022 | Protest, Rights
Having successfully passed one piece of vague, draconian public order legislation, the government is already embarking on the introduction of another. During the passage of the recently enacted Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Act, the government attempted...
Jul 1, 2021 | Comment, Protest
Protester at a Black Lives Matter protest in London in 2020. Photo: Shutterstock An Inquiry report published today by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy and the Constitution has endorsed the demand – by local and national organisations and tens of...
Jun 22, 2021 | Comment, Protest
PHOTO: Loredana Sangiuliano /Shutterstock A legislative scrutiny report on the public order section of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, published today by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR), a parliamentary committee made up MPs and peers, says...
Sep 7, 2020 | Protest, Rights
In Britain, there are laws that are supposed to protect our civil liberties – specifically the Human Rights Act 1998, which has often proven extremely effective as a means of challenging in court injustices by the state that violates our rights. This may go a long way...
Jan 25, 2013 | Comment, Community Policing, Kettling Police Powers, Reports
UN Special Rapporteur on rights to freedom of assembly and association, Mr Maina Kiai, has delivered preliminary findings on the current state of UK protest and assembly. His full report will follow in the coming months. In researching his findings the Raporteur has...
