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UN experts urge United Kingdom not to misuse terrorism laws against protest group Palestine Action

| News, Statements, Uncategorized

1 July 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the United Kingdom not to ban the “direct action” group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. “We are concerned at the unjustified labelling of a political protest movement as...

UN experts warn of legal uncertainty and rights implications following UK Supreme Court ruling

| News, Statements, Top-line

22 May 2025 – GENEVA – A group of independent human rights experts* today expressed concern about the implications of the recent UK Supreme Court judgment interpreting the definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010. While the ruling was limited to a question of...

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