Speaking ahead of the House of Lords debating the Police Crime and Sentencing Bill today [Monday 17 January], Christian Aid has warned Parliament must "stop new restrictions on peaceful protest."
Alongside a coalition of organisations and campaigners, international development agency Christian Aid will be protesting outside the Home Office today [Monday 17 January].
The coalition is supported by almost 800,000 people who have signed petitions against the Bill.
Pete Moorey, Head of Campaigns & UK Advocacy at Christian Aid, said:
"From campaigning for climate justice to calling for action on food poverty in the UK, churches and people of faith are often at the forefront of movements for change.
"To tackle extreme poverty and the injustices that cause it, we must be able to speak truth to power. But this law puts this under threat.
"It is vital that the Government hears voices of protest and demands for justice, but instead it is giving the police wide ranging powers that restrict our rights to speak out against poverty.
"Parliament still has time to stop new restrictions on peaceful protest that will have serious consequences for faith communities right across the country.”
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