Rights Groups Condemn UK Conviction of Activists as "Unprecedented Attack" on Civil Society
April 23, 2026
April 23, 2026
NEW YORK, April 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following joint statement with seven organizations:
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UK: Joint statement on the Conviction of Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham
We, the undersigned organisations, are alarmed and appalled by the conviction of Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham, two respected civil society leaders. Over the last 2 years, Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham have been involved in organising marches of hundreds of th . . .
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UK: Joint statement on the Conviction of Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham
We, the undersigned organisations, are alarmed and appalled by the conviction of Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham, two respected civil society leaders. Over the last 2 years, Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham have been involved in organising marches of hundreds of th . . .