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Many international treaties contain clear articulations of the right to protest. Such agreements include the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights, especially Articles 9 to 11; and the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, especially Articles 18 to 22. Articles 9 enunciates the "right to freedom of thought, conscience ...
The free speech zones organized by the authorities in Boston were boxed in by concrete walls, invisible to the FleetCenter where the convention was held and criticized harshly as a "protest pen" or "Boston's Camp X-Ray". [15] "Some protesters for a short time Monday [July 26, 2004] converted the zone into a mock prison camp by donning hoods and ...
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he felt confident about the city and state’s ability to hold a peaceful convention. “There are always protests at conventions.
Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights protects the right to freedom of assembly and association, including the right to form trade unions, subject to certain restrictions that are "in accordance with law" and "necessary in a democratic society". Article 11 – Freedom of assembly and association
Ian Fry, the United Nations’ rapporteur for climate change and human rights, has called Britain's anti-protest law a “direct attack on the right to the freedom of peaceful assembly.”
MADISON, Wis . (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can't march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to have ...
Scholars who support a right to armed resistance agree that such a right must be exercised in accordance with international humanitarian law. In particular, only Israeli soldiers may be targeted, and civilians must be spared. The State of Palestine has ratified and is a party to the Geneva Conventions.
Cross-party think tank Demos said it had found “overwhelming support” for the right to protest, saying the public’s views were “more nuanced” than simply being concerned about disruption.
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