Amnesty Sees The Right To Demonstrate Under Pressure Across Europe

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The human rights organisation Amnesty International sees increasing restrictions on freedom of assembly in many European countries. There is also a need for improvement in Switzerland.

This content was published on July 9, 2024 - 09:11 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

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On Tuesday, Amnesty published a report on the situation of the right to protest in 21 European countries. The research paints a picture of a Europe-wide restriction on the right to protest, it concludes.

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According to the report, police violence is a problem in many countries. In addition, peaceful protesters are vilified as“terrorists” or“foreign agents”. Eleven countries already use facial recognition systems, which is tantamount to arbitrary mass surveillance.

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The organisation noted that Switzerland also has some problematic legal provisions. It is particularly critical of the requirement to obtain a permit for small demonstrations, varying regulations between cantons and the tendency to pass on costs to the organisers of demonstrations.

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