{"id":71627,"date":"2025-02-06T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/united-nations-censures-uk-over-abuse-of-terrorism-act-against-journalists-and-activists\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T14:29:44","slug":"united-nations-censures-uk-over-abuse-of-terrorism-act-against-journalists-and-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=71627","title":{"rendered":"United Nations Censures UK Over Abuse of Terrorism Act Against Journalists and Activists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Four UN Special Rapporteurs have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AL-GBR-15-2024-Craig-Murray-et-al-UN-comm-to-UK-with-cover.pdf\">written jointly<\/a> to the UK government demanding explanation of its inappropriate persecution of journalists and political activists under the Terrorism Act. They state that those persecuted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>appear to have no credible connection to \u201cterrorist\u201d or \u201chostile\u201d activity<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cases taken up by the United Nations are those of Johanna Ross (Ganyukova), John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray (yes, me), Richard Barnard and Richard Medhurst. The UN letter is signed by:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Ben Saul<br \/>Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism<\/p>\n<p>Irene Khan<br \/>Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression<\/p>\n<p>Gina Romero<br \/>Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association<\/p>\n<p>Ana Brian Nougr\u00e8res<br \/>Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under this UN special procedure, the letter is sent to the government in question which has sixty days to respond. This letter was sent by the UN to Starmer\u2019s government on 4 December. No reply having been received, it has now been published.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-102780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-351.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-351.png 745w, https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-351-300x105.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that even with the UN letter on its desk and ignored, Starmer\u2019s government in fact stepped up the use of the Terrorism Act against pro-Palestinian journalists and activists in this period. The cases of Asa Winstanley, Sarah Wilkinson and Tony Greenstein, among others, happened after the letter was drafted.<\/p>\n<p>I should be clear that I was, working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpti.ch\/\">Justice for All International<\/a> (for which we had a crowdfunder last year in relation to the Assange case at the UN), heavily involved in assisting with preparation of this initiative, and made three visits to the UN in Geneva on the subject together with Sharof Azizov, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/?s=medhurst\">one occasion<\/a> Richard Medhurst. Your subscriptions and donations to this blog are the only funding I have to make such activity possible, so thank you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Craig Murray\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mn2PKOrqmfI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The letter is in two parts. The first consists of an outline of the information received by the UN on each case and a request for a response from the British government.<\/p>\n<p>But the second part is a devastating critique of the UK\u2019s terrorism laws and their inappropriate use to stifle dissent and freedom of expression. This legal analysis on lack of conformity with the UK\u2019s human rights obligations is not dependent on any of the particular cases cited.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>While we do not wish to prejudge the accuracy of these allegations, we<br \/>express our concern regarding the potential misapplication of counter-terrorism laws<br \/>against journalists and activists who were critical of the policies and practices of<br \/>certain governments, which may unjustifiably interfere with the rights to freedom of<br \/>expression and opinion and participation in public life, lead to self-censorship and<br \/>have a serious chilling effect on the media, civil society and legitimate political and<br \/>public discourse.<br \/>We are particularly concerned by the broad scope of section 12(1A) and<br \/>schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and schedule 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and<br \/>Border Security Act 2019\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are concerned at the vagueness and overbreadth of the offence in<br \/>section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000, which criminalizes expressing an opinion<br \/>or belief that is supportive of a proscribed organisation and being reckless as to<br \/>whether it encouraged support for that organisation\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The term \u201csupport\u201d is undefined in the Act and in our view is vague and<br \/>overbroad and may unjustifiably criminalize legitimate expression.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2026the meaning of expressing support for a<br \/>proscribed organization is ambiguous and could capture speech that is neither<br \/>necessary nor proportionate to criminalize, including legitimate debates about the de-<br \/>proscription of an organization and disagreement with a government\u2019s decision to<br \/>proscribe\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We note that there is no requirement that the expression of support relate to<br \/>the commission of violent terrorist acts by the organization. As such, the offence may<br \/>unjustifiably criminalize the expression of opinion or belief that is not rationally,<br \/>proximately or causally related to actual terrorist violence or harms. The offence<br \/>further does not require any likelihood that the support will assist the organization in<br \/>any way. It goes well beyond the accepted restrictions on freedom of expression under<br \/>international law concerning the prohibition of incitement to violence or hate speech\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We note that some proscribed organizations are de facto authorities<br \/>performing a diversity of civilian functions, including governance, humanitarian and<br \/>medical activities, and provision of social services, public utilities and education.<br \/>Expressing support for any of these ordinary civilian activities by the organization<br \/>could constitute expressing support for it, no matter how remote such expression is<br \/>from support for any violent terrorist acts by the group\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Further, the section 12(1A) offence does not require the person to intend to<br \/>encourage others to support the organization\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are further concerned that the absence of legal certainty may have a<br \/>chilling effect on the media, public debate, activism, and the activities of civil society,<br \/>in a context where there is a heightened public interest in discussion of the conflict in<br \/>the Middle East, including the conduct of the parties and the underlying conditions<br \/>conducive to violence in the region. We are further concerned that a person could be<br \/>prosecuted for isolated remarks or sentences that mischaracterize the overall position<br \/>of the individual, or despite the individual\u2019s intentions or continued and express<br \/>disavowal of terrorist violence, given the subjectivity and contested meanings of<br \/>certain expressions in relation to sensitive or controversial political conflicts\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We encourage your Excellency\u2019s Government to repeal section 12(1A), or<br \/>otherwise to amend it to protect freedom of expression, and to develop prosecutorial<br \/>guidelines for its appropriate use to avoid the unnecessary or disproportionate<br \/>incrimination of political dissent\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are concerned that police powers at UK border areas and ports under<br \/>schedule 7 may be unjustifiably used against journalists and activists who are critical<br \/>of Western foreign policy. We note that the examination of each journalist named in<br \/>this communication under schedule 7 was premeditated, and that the examination,<br \/>confiscation of devices, and DNA prints were conducted despite the apparent absence<br \/>of a credible \u201cterrorist\u201d connection. We are concerned that such powers carry a risk of<br \/>intimidating, deterring, and disrupting the ability of journalists to report on topics of<br \/>public importance without self-censorship\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We are concerned that the distinction between \u201cexamination\u201d and \u201cdetention\u201d<br \/>under the Act is artificial given the punitive sanctions for of non-compliance, and that<br \/>this distinction may be inconsistent with the accepted meaning of \u201carrest\u201d or<br \/>\u201cdetention\u201d under article 9 of the ICCPR. We are further concerned that the extensive<br \/>powers authorised under section 2 do not require any degree of suspicion that a person<br \/>falls within the meaning of \u201cterrorist\u201d at section 40(1)(b). The extreme breadth of<br \/>such power enables unnecessary, disproportionate, arbitrary or discriminatory<br \/>interference with an individual\u2019s rights, including freedom from arbitrary detention,<br \/>freedom of movement under article 12(1) of the ICCPR, and the rights to leave and<br \/>enter one\u2019s own country under article 12(2) and (4) of the ICCPR\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>we refer your<br \/>Excellency\u2019s government to article 17 of the ICCPR which requires that \u201c[n]o one<br \/>shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with [their] privacy, family,<br \/>home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on [their] honour and reputation\u201d.<br \/>We note that several journalists detained under schedule 7 have had their electronic<br \/>devices confiscated for a significant period of time and have not been updated on the<br \/>use, retention or destruction of their data, or advised in relation to their personal data<br \/>protection rights.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We urge your Excellency\u2019s Government to consider the growing number of<br \/>instances where schedule 7 may have been inappropriately directed towards<br \/>journalists and activists, and to consider addressing this through amendments to the<br \/>legislation, guidance for relevant officials, and training of border security officers. We<br \/>further encourage your Excellency\u2019s Government to address the judiciary\u2019s concerns<br \/>regarding the retention of electronic data<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is a stunning letter well worth reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AL-GBR-15-2024-Craig-Murray-et-al-UN-comm-to-UK-with-cover.pdf\">in full<\/a>; the legal language and diplomatic formality does not disguise the extreme concern of the UN at the extraordinary authoritarian attack on freedom of speech in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>I might reveal that some of the UN Special Rapporteurs who signed were very sceptical of the issue until studying the details. One told me personally they were too busy to look at such a minor problem; their attitude changed completely when faced with papers on the cases involved.<\/p>\n<p>There is no sign the UN has given the Starmer government pause; human rights are extremely low on their agenda. Support for Israel and the crushing of pro-Palestinian sentiment, or of any criticism of western foreign policy, is extremely high on their agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation concerned has been brought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigmurray.org.uk\/archives\/2025\/01\/will-section-12-die-of-shame\/\">into disrepute<\/a> by the widespread support in public from Establishment figures for HTS in Syria, even though it remains a proscribed organisation and any expression of support is an offence under the Terrorism Act. To my knowledge, not one person has been charged or even questioned for supporting the HTS coup in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>This occurred after the UN letter, but they could now mention extreme arbitrariness in police and prosecutorial application of the law in their critique. The Terrorism Act is being used to criminalise peaceful criticism of western foreign policy. There can be no doubt about that at all.<\/p>\n<p>It also remains the case that there has not been one reference in UK mainstream media to the persecution of dissident journalists using terrorism laws. I don\u2019t expect the prostitute stenographers to power to change that by covering this censure from the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>My reporting and advocacy work has no source of finance at all other than your contributions to keep us going. 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