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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today, as the organization launched a new global campaign to confront states\u2019 widening and intensifying efforts to erode this fundamental human right.<\/b><\/p>\n

From Russia to Sri Lanka, France to Senegal, and Iran to Nicaragua, state authorities are implementing an expanding array of measures to suppress organized dissent. Protesters across the globe are facing a potent mix of pushbacks, with a growing number of laws and other measures to restrict the right to protest; the misuse of force, the expansion of unlawful mass and targeted surveillance; internet shutdowns and online censorship; and abuse and stigmatization. Meanwhile, marginalized and discriminated groups are subjected to even further barriers.<\/p>\n

Amnesty International\u2019s \u201cProtect the Protest\u201d campaign will challenge attacks on peaceful protest, stand with those targeted and support the causes of social movements pushing for human rights change.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn recent years we have seen some of the biggest protest mobilizations for decades. Black Lives Matter, MeToo, and the climate change movements have inspired millions the world over to take to the streets and online to demand racial and climate justice, equity and livelihoods, and an end to gender violence and discrimination. Elsewhere, people have stood up in their thousands against police violence and killings, state repression and oppression,\u201d said Agn\u00e8s Callamard, Amnesty International\u2019s Secretary General.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost without exception, this wave of mass protest has been met with obstructive, repressive and often violent responses by state authorities. Instead of facilitating the right to protest, governments are going to greater lengths to quash it. This is why, as the world\u2019s biggest human rights organisation, we have chosen this moment to launch this campaign. It\u2019s time to stand up and loudly remind those in power of our inalienable right to protest, to express grievances, and to demand change freely, collectively and publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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