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Protest rights

Protest isn’t a gift from the State – it’s our fundamental right. But the Government's new Policing Act and Public Order Act give police powers to shut down protests and criminalise people for taking to the streets

March 19, 2020

Liberty calls for continuous scrutiny of Coronavirus Bill

Continuous scrutiny is necessary to make sure those of us most at risk of rights abuses don't suffer further.

May 7, 2020

Liberty and disability charities warn councils not to weaken social care during coronavirus pandemic

May 31, 2020

Rights groups demand change to fix unfair policing of lockdown

June 11, 2020

We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and all those united in the struggle against racism and the fight for justice.

November 11, 2020

Liberty challenges police on cancelled trans rights protest

Liberty is preparing a legal action against the Met after officers wrongly threatened to arrest and fine organisers of a trans rights protest, causing the protest to be cancelled.

November 20, 2020

The right to live in freedom and safe from personal harm

Tackling racism means we need to champion bold policy proposals, rather than narrow technical tweaks.

March 17, 2021

Liberty’s view on the Policing Bill: striking at the heart of democracy

For more than 80 years, we’ve fought off many egregious attempts to curtail our rights and we won’t stop now.

June 22, 2021

Liberty responds to Parliamentary criticism of Policing Bill

July 5, 2021

Mass petition shows scale of dissent as oppressive Policing Bill returns to Parliament

Facial Recognition

Facial recognition technology is being used by police and private companies in publicly accessible places. It breaches everyone’s human rights, discriminates against people of colour and is unlawful. It’s time to ban it.

November 16, 2021

Policing Bill amendments are a dangerous power-grab