European Human Right Commissioner Urges UK Lawmakers to Reject Parts of New Policing Bill

European Human Right Commissioner Urges UK Lawmakers to Reject Parts of New Policing Bill
Protestors hold a banner during a "Kill the Bill" protest outside the British Museum in London on May 29, 2021. Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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Imposing time and noise limits on protests could potentially have a significant impact on the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, Europe’s human rights chief said.

The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović said on July 5 that she has written to UK lawmakers from both houses of Parliament, urging them to reject the provisions in a bill that would impose new limits on protests.
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