UN experts urge Germany to halt criminalisation and police violence against Palestinian solidarity activism
GENEVA – UN experts* today urged Germany to stop criminalising, punishing, and suppressing legitimate Palestinian solidarity activism.
“We are alarmed by the persistent pattern of police violence and apparent suppression of Palestine solidarity activism by Germany,” the experts said.
They urged Germany to uphold its human rights obligations and to respect and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly for everyone without discrimination. “Under the right to peaceful assembly, non-violent protests are protected and must not be punished,” the experts said. “Political protests and those expressing dissent must not be subject to undue restrictions based on content.”
