UK rights watchdog warns against ‘heavy-handed’ policing of Gaza protests

15/08/2025 11:41 The Guardian

EHRC calls for clearer guidance for officers to avoid creating a ‘chilling effect’ on freedom of expressionUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK’s official human rights watchdog has written to the government and police expressing concern at a potentially “heavy-handed” approach to protests about Gaza and urging clearer guidance for officers in enforcing the law.In the letter to Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, and Mark Rowley, the head of the Metropolitan police, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said the perception that peaceful protest could attract disproportionate police attention “undermines confidence in our human rights protections”. Continue reading...

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