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Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study (www.theguardian.com)

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Wealthy, democratic countries in the global north are using harsh, vague and punitive measures to crack down on climate protests at the same time as criticising similar draconian tactics by authorities in the global south, according to a report.

A Climate Rights International report exposes the increasingly heavy-handed treatment of climate activists in Australia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK and the US.

It found the crackdown in these countries – including lengthy prison sentences, preventive detention and harassment – was a violation of governments’ legal responsibility to protect basic rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association.

It also highlights how these same governments frequently criticise regimes in developing countries for not respecting the right to protest peacefully.

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[-] bec@lemmy.nz 19 points 1 week ago

The headline frames hypocrisy as the sin rather than the silencing of climate protest.

[-] SattaRIP@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago

"Fuck you, I got mine." basically.

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago

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