A renowned lawyer said the proposal, put forward by Lord Walney, shows 'a real misunderstanding' of the Human Rights Act
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Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 1st October 2024 The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down roads that had turned into […]
The former Labour MP authored a report for Rishi Sunak demanding draconian new restrictions on the right to protest
Campaigners plan civil disobedience outside courts, demanding meeting with Attorney General over harsh sentencing of peaceful protesters
The Director of the Climate Media Coalition explained the role of media moguls in demanding a crack down on climate protestors
"Stifling the media is never a good thing and trying to control them is even worse."
Politicians have justified crackdowns on protest by claiming public support. But a new Demos report shows the reality is more nuanced.
Campaigners say the police failed to properly investigate an alleged campaign of intimidation against them
These factors do not exist in isolation but interact and act as force multipliers for each other and are ripe to be manipulated through identity politics
Why are peaceful protesters getting longer sentences than violent rioters? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th August 2024 A functioning society depends on equality before the law. If crimes are not treated equally and dispassionately by the justice system, we lose trust in democracy and each other. But as sentences begin to be […]