The Draconian Public Order Act – Protests Crackdown In Pakistan
The political instability in Pakistan is not unsurprising. However, the recent draconian crackdown on the protests in the capital, Islamabad, raises serious concerns and outcries. The Public Order Act enacted...
The Right to Protest: Limiting the Right to a Class of Citizens In India
On August 9, 2024, on the eve of India’s Independence Day, the nation woke up to the news of a horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor, who was...
Student Movements, the Right to Protest, and Bangladesh’s Human Rights Obligations
In June 2024, students in Bangladesh protested against the reinstatement of the quota system by the High Court division that reserved, among others, 30% of the total public posts for...
Testing the Limits of the Right to Peaceful Demonstration under the 2010 Constitution: Kenya’s 2024 Finance Bill
Kenya has for the past three weeks been thrust into the international scene due to demonstrations under the hashtags #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #Rutomustgo. The demonstrations advocated for the rejection of the...
UK Court Safeguards Fundamental Right to Protest: Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department
The UK Divisional Court has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when introducing Regulations which lowered the threshold for the use of police powers to impose conditions on public...
University Campuses and the Right to Protest Under the ECHR
The recent spread of student protest relating to Israel’s war in Gaza calls for a refresher on the scope of the right to protest on university campuses. This post considers...
Extremist Measures: The UK Government Further Obstructs the Right to Protest
On March 1, UK Prime Minister Sunak delivered a divisive impromptu speech, much of which was spent demonising groups calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. He claimed that protests have...
