Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Criminalising trespass will hurt Travellers most – but government proposals fail on their own terms

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par Helen O'Nions, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University

Under new government proposals, police in the UK will be allowed to seize homes and arrest Travellers who refuse to move from unauthorised camps. A new law which effectively criminalises intentional trespass and imposes sentences of up to three months and fines of up to £2,500 will disproportionately affect Travellers, who are recognised as an ethnic group under the Race Relations Act.

Police will direct Travellers to leave sites on which they have…

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