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THE RIGHT TO PROTEST IS UNDER UNPRECEDENTED AND GROWING THREAT ACROSS ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD

You have the right to protest and now more than ever, this right must not only be respected but also protected. The Protect the Protest campaign is challenging attacks on peaceful protest, standing with those targeted and supporting the causes of social movements pushing for human rights change.

Amnesty International believes in a world where everyone, everywhere can protest peacefully and make their voices heard safely.

«It’s 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.»
Agnès Callamard,
Amnesty International’s Secretary General
Amnesty International believes in a world where everyone, everywhere can protest peacefully and make their voices heard safely.
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Freedom of Peaceful Assemblies: Notifying Authorities
When do authorities have legitimate reasons for refusing protests and when do they violate our human right to assemble peacefully? In this module, you will follow how ordinary citizens, whose protests were not authorised by Russian authorities, took their case to the European Court of Human Rights and won.
Freedom of Peaceful Assemblies: Protection of Protestors
What obligations do states have in protecting us when we protest peacefully on the streets? In this module, you will find out how a group of activists in Georgia appealed to the European Court of Human Rights for a judgement in protecting their right to safely conduct a march against homophobia without fear of violent counter-demonstrators.

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