Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups
Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questionsUK politics live – latest updatesProtesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge to a ban on the group has been heard,...
<p>Campaigners tell attorney general that proceeding with trials before judicial review raises legal and moral questions</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/15/keir-starmer-zelenskyy-values-ukraine-uk-politics-latest-updates-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Protesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge to a ban on the group has been heard, organisations including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch have told the attorney general for England and Wales.</p><p>In a letter to Richard Hermer KC, also signed by Friends of the Earth, Global Witness and the Quakers, they say proceeding with charges or trials before the judicial review, which is expected to be heard in November, would raise significant legal and moral questions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/15/palestine-action-prosecutions-should-be-suspended-uk-rights-groups">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →