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A United Nations expert is calling for government authorities to step aside and allow global climate activists to continue protesting using disruptive actions.

A top UN official said government leaders should listen to activists who engage in disruptive actions and not punish them.

A United Nations expert is calling for government authorities to step aside and allow global climate activists to continue protesting using disruptive actions.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, Michel Forst, has issued a statement which strongly criticises the UK Government's increasingly severe crackdowns on environmental defenders.

The UN representative said “toxic discourse” around environmental protest in the UK may be used as justification for “draconian measures”

The Crown has today dropped the last remaining case in the Treasury Fire Engine Trial after the jury acquitted five of the six defendants of conspiracy to commit criminal damage to His Majesty’s Treasury building by a majority verdict at Southwark Crown Court earlier this month. 

Doha: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) and President of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) H...

Members of the punk scene are planning a big meet-up at Kaiserplatz and Hofgarten this weekend. This has put local businesses on alert, they still have unpleasant memories from a similar gathering a year ago.