UK rights watchdog warns against ‘heavy-handed’ policing of Gaza protests | Protest

British’s official human rights surveillance wrote to the ministers and the police, who expressed their concerns about a potentially “heavy ün approach to Gaza protests and called for a clearer guidance for civil servants to implement the law.

Inside letter The Interior Minister Yette Cooper and the President of the Metropolitan Police Mark Rowley, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), said that the perception that peaceful protests may attract disproportionate police may weaken the trust in our human rights guards ”.

EHRC President Kishwer Falkner wrote that it is vital that any policing of the protests is based on both proportional and open legal tests.

The letter expressed concerns about the reports of police participation with individuals who participate in protests that are not linked to any prohibited organization ”.

It was first mentioned as an example of Laura Murton, which first emerged by Guardian. The Keny police threatened the Palestinian Flag with the arrest of the terrorism law for holding the flag of Palestinian and saying that he was “Free Gaza” and “Israel genocide”.

Murton told him that even such general statements were üzerine under banned groups with terrorist groups dictated by the government ”.

During the stock exchange, an officer said that the phrase “Free Gaza” was “supporting the Palestinian action ,, that it was illegal to express an opinion or belief that supports a banned organization ve and that it works with this crime signs.

Falkner wrote: “While accepting the police expertise to evaluate the security risks, we would like to emphasize that the intervention of protests should be evaluated according to the case.

“Heavy policing or blanket approaches the risk of a creepy impact, fearing possible consequences, preventing the freedom of expression of expression and freedom of assembly.

“This concern goes beyond those who are directly affected by the participation of the police to the wider health of our democracy, because the perception that peaceful protests may attract the attention of disproportionate police weakens the trust in our human rights guards.”

Falkner urged the ministers and the police to provide all civil servants to provide a “clear and consistent guidance on human rights obligations regarding the protest”.

Murton, Guardian last week, his lawyers on behalf of the City Police Chief on his behalf, other police forces against peaceful protests to remind a movement to remind him of a movement, he said.

Falkner said in a statement: “The right to peaceful protest is fundamental for our democracy and should be protected even when dealing with complex and sensitive issues.

Uz We are aware of the real challenges faced by the police in maintaining public security, but we are worried that some recent responses may not affect the right balance between security and fundamental rights.

“As the National Human Rights Institution, our role is to support the laws that protect the right to justice, dignity and respect.

The liberal democrats called Cooper to move quickly. Lisa Smart, the interior spokesman of the party, said, “Lack of clarity to police officers led to confusion, increased tensions, and had a creepy effect on freedom of speech.

“The secretary of the house should usually give a clear direction to civil servants who deal with incredibly complex and sensitive situations as to what they are expected of in protests.

“These civil servants will be exposed and those who apply their democratic rights will be worried about the results.”

Unlike Murton, the warning comes in the context of wider police operations targeting protesters who appear to directly support the illegal Palestinian action, considering the banned status of the group.

The membership or support of the group is a criminal offense that can be sentenced to up to 14 years in accordance with the law of terrorism.

The group banned last month after the damaged arrest of four people who caused two Voyager planes in the Raf Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

In a series of mass protests against the decision, more than 500 people were arrested in London last Saturday and almost all of them exhibited banners or signs allegedly supporting Palestinian action. According to police figures, half of those arrested were 60 years and older. On Friday night, the Metropolitan Poice said that 60 people would be prosecuted for the ban supported terrorist group of Palestinian action ”.

International Amnesty International Britain, while welcoming the EHRC letter, said that the guard dog unjustly arrested hundreds of people because they used their right to express their right to express.

Sacha Deshmukh, General Manager of the Organization, said, “This is not only about the creepy effect on freedom of speaking for people who are not connected to any prohibited organization, but as EHRC is also mentioned, the right to protest against a decision given by the elected government.

“In accordance with the International Human Rights Law, the protest should be punished if it provokes violence, hatred or discrimination.

Downing Street justified the ban on the Palestinian action, saying that “violence, significant injury, comprehensive criminal damage dedicor”.

The Ministry of Interior said that the problems caused by EHRC are an operational issue for the police. MET directed the query to the interior office.