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Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

You should not be arrested for protesting. This is a direct contravention of article 11 of the human rights act.

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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Thunberg and other protestors blocked entrances at the hotel, trying to prevent delegates from entering.

I think it’s that blocking that might’ve caused the arrest, not protesting itself. As the link says

Are there any restrictions to this right?

There are some situations where a public authority can restrict your rights to freedom of assembly and association.

This is only the case where the authority can show that its action is lawful, necessary and proportionate in order to:

protect national security or public safety

prevent disorder or crime

protect health or morals, or

protect the rights and freedoms of other people.

Probably falls under the last point

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- Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It is loose and contentious. I have no doubt that Thunberg will use funds to take the UK court to the ECHR. She should have taken advice beforehand. I would be very surprised if she didn’t.
  
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  - OwlPaste@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    If she was arrested for preventing entry its probably “okay”. Otherwise your would morons blocking access to abortion clinics and they would not be able to be arrested/dispersed. Its complicated even from moral point of view for me. I like to protest and complain but i also would like places being accessible with the current “trend” of evangelical extremisim spilling over to here… Wuats next blocking access to libraries becsuse they have a book that talks about abortion?
    
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    Syldon@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Abortion clinics have a special status when it comes to protests.
    
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  - Madison420@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Pretty much everywhere that would be called civil disobedience, yes it’s illegal but it shouldn’t be so you take the arrest and essentially argue it’s morality.
    
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  - Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Well that’s the way to test it out
    
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