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Cassandra Morgan

Peaceful protest punishments 'outrageous'

Human Rights Watch has condemned sentences doled out to environmental activists, pointing to NSW. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Peaceful environmental protesters are being slogged with outrageous punishments in Australia as the federal government continues to exacerbate the climate crisis, advocates say.

In a scathing assessment of Australia, Human Rights Watch condemned sentences doled out to environmental activists, pointing to NSW where authorities were "disproportionately punishing climate protesters in violation of their rights to peacefully protest".

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