Here are some thoughts on the new Court of Appeal Palestine Action ruling, written with @alangreene.bsky.social and @colinmurray.bsky.social for @verfassungsblog.de
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Powerful piece. We should all be angry and demand change.
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Delighted to have been part of this study, an in-depth global study analysing the chilling effects of digital surveillance. Looking at impacts on assembly and association rights, and their exercise in practice.
Call for papers on "protection of civilians and international humanitarian law in the age of artificial intelligence" - International Review of the Red Cross - deadline for abstracts 1 September 2026
Today at University of Galway:
Remarkable human rights defender Shawan Jabarin will give a first-hand account of the deteriorating human rights situation in the West Bank and speak on the impact of United States sanctions against Al-Haq and the International Criminal Court.
5pm, A.M. Building
Together with @petefussey.bsky.social and @daragh.bsky.social we are releasing "Pushed into the Shadows: evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association” 1/
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Fantastic work on protest and public order offences from my @qmschooloflaw.bsky.social colleagues www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research reveals
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Call for Papers: “Protection of Civilians and International Humanitarian Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 September 2026 Decision whether abstract has...
Hard-won, vital legal protections have been upended – ultimately our lawmakers must fix this, says director of Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, Alexandra Parmar-Yee
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Together with @petefussey.bsky.social and @daragh.bsky.social we are releasing "Pushed into the Shadows: evidencing digital surveillance chilling effects and the erosion of the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association” 1/
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Daragh Murray
Daragh Murray
Matt Pollard
Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA
Shane Darcy
Kate Leader
Daniella Lock
Gina Romero / Special Rapporteur FoAA
Oh, looks great!
So things like the novel nature of proscription, the extent and nature of prosecutions (including kneecap), generally high sentences of activists recently, new protest offences… it treats proscription in isolation when it shouldn’t.
Bit about surveillance ecosystem:
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Thanks. There’s also something really troubling about how narrow the chilling effects analysis is (particularly at 153). It notes the possibility of chilling effects, but doesn’t acknowledge their actual potential impact vis-a-vis pro-Palestine activism. Relevant is the overall ecosystem
