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Protesters’ Appeal Hearing Tests the Health of UK Democracy

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par Human Rights Watch

On January 29, the United Kingdom Court of Appeal will begin an appeal hearing for 16 environmental protesters from the group Just Stop Oil who are contesting their “unduly harsh” sentences for a range of nonviolent civil disobedience protests.In July, four of today’s appellants received record sentences of up to 21 years in prison for their peaceful climate activism. The United Nations and other organizations have condemned the UK’s crackdown on peaceful protests, describing the protesters’ lengthy sentences as “a very dark day for fundamental human rights in the UK.”The case is seen as an…

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