Statewatch condemns EU anti-riot plans

European Union plans to contain future protests at official meetings taking place inside the EU have no legal basis according to Statewatch. The British civil rights group said on 22 August that the plans by EU governments to combat violence threaten the right of free movement and the right to protest.

European Union plans to contain future protests at official meetings taking place inside the EU have no legal basis according to Statewatch. The British civil rights group said on 22 August that the plans by EU governments to combat violence threaten the right of free movement and the right to protest.