Actions against protesters included «unlawful killings and beatings by police during protests and house - to - house operations», HRW said, adding there were at least three cases where women alleged police had raped them.
At this stage those arrested are still subject to court proceedings so it is too early to comment on any possible legal
action against the protesters.»
Not exact matches
A student organization defending the
actions of the
protesters that calls itself «The Ad Hoc Committee
Against the Militarization of CUNY,» released a press release on the incident.
Councillors in the city agreed on Wednesday to «take all necessary
actions within its powers» to stop what it said was the harassment by
protesters against women using the clinics.
Nearly 100
protesters gathered in front of U.S. Rep. John Katko's office Tuesday, railing
against the
action and calling on Katko to reverse it in Congress.
The
protesters, who displayed placards of various inscription such as «Melaye, Senate is not your father's house; Dino, leave Tinubu alone; We say no to violence
against women; Women folks stand up
against Dino, among others, said Melaye's
action was not only highly condemnable and disgraceful but also disgusting, irritating, shameful and most embarrassing to the collective psyche of not only the women folks but to the entire nation.
For James Cohan Gallery to allude to CAB's
action as censorship (and for the gallery to imply that CAB and the
protesters are violent forces of intimidation) is akin to Woody Allen's response to the Weinstein revelations — calling it «tragic for the poor women» while warning
against a «witch hunt atmosphere.»
TORONTO, ON: MARCH 11, 2012 —
Protesters gather and chant at Toronto's Yonge Dundas Square, Sunday afternoon, March 11, 2012, on what organizers are calling the National Day of
Action Against Election Fraud.