Hundreds of protesters gathered at a five-star hotel in London, the InterContinental on Park Lane, the venue for the Energy Intelligence Forum (EIF), which brings together fossil fuel executives and government ministers.

Jo Maugham, Director of the Good Law Project, posted on X: “What a brave, democratic, free speech loving, nation we have become under the so-called Conservative Party.”

The most pertinent part for me. The Tories have legalised suppression.

  • Syldon@feddit.ukOPEnglish
    361·
    1 year ago

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

    • Kusimulkku@lemm.eeEnglish
      6·
      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

      • Syldon@feddit.ukOPEnglish
        2·
        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.

        • OwlPaste@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          If she was arrested for preventing entry its probably “okay”. Otherwise morons would be 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?

        • Madison420@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          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.