Palestine Action to challenge Home Office after Judicial Review permission granted

London - The decision by Mr Justice Chamberlain at the High Court on Wednesday granting permission for a judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription, is a response to the public outrage and compelling legal arguments against it.  

Lawyers representing Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori highlighted how banning the organisation infringes on basic freedoms guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights. 

CAGE International’s Head of Public Advocacy, Anas Mustapha, said:

“It is well known that options available for ‘checks and balances’ against the excesses of the executive in the UK in relation to counter-terrorism measures, are largely ineffective. For years, the executive has been able to pass and enforce draconian anti-terror laws, including that of proscription, with little recourse to justice.” 

“While we are cautiously optimistic that a judicial review has been granted, our call remains an abolishment of the very counter-terror legislation that has given the executive near unfettered power to ban organisations at a whim, vilify people as terrorists and curtail fundamental freedoms.”