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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

Human rights watchdog says UK ‘risks over-policing’ Palestine Action protests in warning to home secretary

The home secretary has been warned by Europe’s human rights watchdog that the UK “risks over-policing” Palestine Action protests.

Michael O’Flaherty, commissioner for human rights at the Council of Europe, has asked the government to ensure counter-terrorism laws do not “unnecessarily restrict freedom of peaceful assembly”.

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