BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
169 followers · 729 posts · Server mastodon.auPeaceful protesters should never be criminalised or imprisoned.
"Rise of draconian anti-protest laws in Australia is highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur"
"A UN Special Rapporteur has raised concerns about increasingly draconian laws that restrict citizens’ rights to peaceful protest around Australia."
“Over the past 18 months, maximum fines for certain types of peaceful protest in some states increased 10-fold and prison terms trebled."
Australia: Deep divide between Government and community narratives on toxics fuels anger and distrust, says UN expert, Media release, UN- Special Rapporteur, 8-9-23.
“Draconian restrictions on the right to peaceful protest in several states aggravate the distance between State and society."
https://www.edo.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/press_release_8_september_2023_.pdf
#state vs #society
#protests #criminalisation #rights #freeSpeech #activism #democracy #HumanRights #UN #EDO #Australia #AntiProtestLaws #authoritarianism #incarceration #environment #conservation #NSWlogging #biodiversity #climate
#criminalisation #incarceration #state #society #protests #rights #freespeech #activism #democracy #humanrights #un #edo #australia #antiprotestlaws #authoritarianism #environment #conservation #nswlogging #biodiversity #climate
SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
211 followers · 4115 posts · Server mastodon.scot#AntiProtestLaws and #CultureWars weakening #UK’s #democracy, finds report
Thinktanks say the check and balances of #CivilSociety such as #judges and #campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministers
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/02/anti-protest-laws-and-culture-wars-weakening-uks-democracy-finds-report #ToryPoliciesInAction
#torypoliciesinaction #campaigners #judges #civilsociety #democracy #uk #culturewars #antiprotestlaws
Kayleen Gnwmythr · @KayleenGnwmythr
336 followers · 953 posts · Server aus.socialAnother Juice Media "honest government" ad, this one on South Australia's anti-protest laws:
https://youtu.be/kecnSHmznic
#JuiceMedia #South Australia #AntiProtestLaws
#juicemedia #south #antiprotestlaws
Laboured Toots 😷 · @TJBrown
178 followers · 933 posts · Server aus.social
♁ 🌍🌏🌎 Udo Baumgartner (⧖)😷 · @ubano
87 followers · 489 posts · Server climatejustice.social
Cheshire · @magdelenehall
867 followers · 2685 posts · Server mastodon.socialMore conflict, more violence: that’s the future if the UK’s new anti-protest law is passed https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/19/conflict-violence-anti-protest-law?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#antiprotestlaws #stephenreicher