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Livre party calls on UN and Council of Europe to address police actions at housing protests

The Livre party has written to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights requesting a public statement and intervention regarding recent police actions during housing protests in Portugal. The party also requested that the Council of Europe's commissioner, who is scheduled to visit Portugal on 11 November for the Web Summit, meet with civil society and parliamentary groups to discuss the government's and police's conduct.

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This political action highlights ongoing tensions and legal disputes regarding the right to protest and camp for housing rights; while it does not change your legal status, it signals significant institutional scrutiny of current police practices in Lisbon and Porto.

Correio da Manhã· 1h agoRead original ↗

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