‘Three campaigners who breached an injunction restricting protest at a shale gas site struck by what is believed to be the UK’s biggest fracking tremor have been given suspended prison sentences.’
Rights Info, 3rd September 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Three anti-fracking activists have been given suspended prison sentences after breaking a ban on demonstrations which their lawyers argued “severely curtails the right to protest”.’
The Guaridan, 3rd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Public order cases involving protests have always sparked controversy, with the collision between the state’s responsibility to ensure the smooth running of civil society and the individual citizen’s right to draw attention to what they regard as a pressing moral concern.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Campaigners have renewed calls for the government to create “safe-zones” around abortion clinics across the country after the Court of Appeal upheld a ban on pro-life protests near a west London health centre.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Three Extinction Rebellion activists involved in protests in central London in April have been convicted of public order offences at a trial which heard a message of support for them from the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The BBC reports that pro-life protesters have lost their legal challenge against the UK’s first buffer zone around an abortion clinic. Ealing Council implemented a 100-metre exclusion zone at the Marie Stopes centre last year after women complained of being intimidated. The Good Counsel Network, which holds vigils outside the clinic in Ealing, west London, denied harassing women. Three Court of Appeal judges dismissed the bid to overturn the ban on protests directly outside the facility.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st August 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been jailed for nine months after being found guilty of contempt of court.’
Rights Info, 11th July 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The ex-English Defence League leader was found guilty last week of interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang at Leeds Crown Court in May 2018.’
BBC News, 11th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police are facing calls to halt the use of facial recognition software to search for suspected criminals in public after independent analysis found matches were only correct in a fifth of cases and the system was likely to break human rights laws.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three anti-fracking protesters have been found to have breached an injunction designed to stop them demonstrating outside a fracking site in Lancashire, which they say has a “chilling effect on the right to peaceful protest”.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Scotland Yard has paid out £729,000 in compensation to activists who claimed they were unlawfully detained while marching against the English Defence League (EDL).’
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The first person to face trial over the Extinction Rebellion protests in April has been found guilty of a minor public order offence for blocking a road in central London.’
The Guardian, 25th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A student who mowed a rude message under the flight path of US President Donald Trump’s plane will not face any action.’
BBC News, June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames faces a legal challenge from anti-abortion activists over a public spaces protection order (PSPO) it has imposed to restrain their protests.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Police chiefs are taking legal action against one of their former undercover officers who fathered a child during his covert infiltration of leftwing groups and then abandoned him.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The founder of Extinction Rebellion has been cleared by a jury of all charges relating to a protest against fossil fuels in what campaigners say is a historic moment for the climate justice movement.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A senior police officer has called for the government to change “outdated” protest laws amid a rise in threats against MPs. In the wake of protests by the UK “yellow vests” and other Brexit-related groups stationed outside parliament, Metropolitan Police commander Adrian Usher said officers were struggling to enforce current laws.’
The Independent, 24th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In Boyd & Anor v Ineos Upstream Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 515, the Court of Appeal handed down a fascinating judgment exploring the tension between the exercise of the rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of expression and the protection of property rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th April 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
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