PNVD Harassed By Authorities At Peaceful Protest
14 October 2008Members of the PNVD, a Dutch political party which supports the reform of legislative and social attitudes towards child sexuality and paedophilia, were recently harassed during a protest against EU data retention laws.
Four members of the party peacefully joined the protest in The Hague (Holland) on October 11, however they were confronted by an aggressive fellow protester who, without holidng any authority, told them to leave. When the PNVD refused to forfeit their right to peaceful protest, they were approached by the police. Rather than asking the aggressive protester to cease the harassment of the PNVD, the police demanded that the PNVD leave or face arrest for “threatening the public peace”.
The four members of the PNVD agreed to leave without causing a disturbance, however the police followed them to the station until the activists stepped onto the train. The censorship of the PNVD may contravene Article 10 and Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The original news report can be found here, in Dutch.
One Response to “PNVD Harassed By Authorities At Peaceful Protest”
November 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
That’s just bullshit. Utter and complete crap.
Peace, Love and CIVIL LIBERTIES ARE A JOKE WORLD WIDE!
^Silver Wolfe~~