Tag: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
The courts are increasingly frequently awarding compensation to activists for mass breaches of their rights by the police
‘Groundless’, ‘incorrect’ and often also ‘illegal’ detentions, police brutality, humiliation – demonstrators are being awarded from several to up to 20,000 zlotys by court order for that. Increasingly more activists are filing successive claims
The authorities discourage active citizens in Poland with senseless lawsuits
The police are harassing people taking part in protests that are dangerous to the authorities. But for the time being, for example, demonstration in defence of the rights of those thrown out at the border into the forest posts little risk. Because public opinion is on the side of the ruling party. Things were different in the case of the women’s strike.
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation threaten human rights and democracy. The EU must act
“The problem of SLAPPs against journalists, activists, and human rights defenders must be addressed on the EU level. Legislative action is needed. The EU anti-SLAPP Directive and Council of Europe Recommendations are fundamental to raise awareness about SLAPPs dangers and to lead to a change ” – argue lawyers and researchers of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
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