Metropolitan police’s ‘kettling’ tactic challenged in European court – The Guardian

Posted July 20th, 2009 in demonstrations, human rights, news, police by sally

“The Metropolitan police’s controversial tactic of containing large numbers of protesters against their will, known as ‘kettling’, will be challenged in a case lodged tomorrow with the European Court of Human Rights that claims the practice is a fundamental breach of liberty.”

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The Guardian, 19th July 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk