Do Not Use Safety as a Pretext to Curb Protest
March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
NEW YORK, March 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Do Not Use Safety as a Pretext to Curb Protest
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Listening to the United Kingdom Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, argue in the House of Commons last month that cracking down on protests was necessary to keep my community safe, I felt a familiar sense of dread.
The Crime and Policing Bill, which is going through Parliament, would all . . .
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Do Not Use Safety as a Pretext to Curb Protest
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Listening to the United Kingdom Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, argue in the House of Commons last month that cracking down on protests was necessary to keep my community safe, I felt a familiar sense of dread.
The Crime and Policing Bill, which is going through Parliament, would all . . .