A Muslim NGO wants to legalise Hamas in the United Kingdom
The plaintiffs allege that the inclusion of Hamas as a terrorist group stigmatises Muslims.
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CAGE International is a British organisation that defends freedom of debate and the rights of Muslims. It submitted on 2 June a formal request to the Home Secretary to remove Hamas from the UK's list of terrorist groups. Explain the medium Middle East Monitor, that They argue that this classification violates Articles 10 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protect freedom of expression and prohibit discrimination. .
CAGE alleges that the application of the rule is discriminatory against the Muslim community and Criticises the use of Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to criminalise pro-Palestine speech., peaceful protests or social media posts expressing political support
The anti-terrorism legislation discriminates against Muslims.
The Muslim NGO denounces that British anti-terrorism laws are applied selectively against Muslim communities. According to the organisation, Expressing political support for the Palestinian cause can be grounds for sanctions, detentions, suspensions from work or disciplinary proceedings. This repression of discourse, they claim, generates a “paralysing effect” on freedom of expression and limits legitimate debate about the conflict in Gaza.
The legal application submitted by CAGE It covers 24 specific cases of affected individuals, including eight-year-old children referred to the Prevent programme, expelled students, suspended teachers and healthcare professionals, and people subjected to searches, arrests or visa revocations.. The organisation considers that these actions form part of a systematic pattern of institutional discrimination that violates fundamental rights and stigmatises an entire group because of their opinions or identity.
Banning Hamas is «authoritarian»
According to CAGE, The ban on Hamas in the United Kingdom contributes to the “expansion of authoritarian powers” in service of what they describe as “the live-streamed genocide of the Zionist entity in Gaza”. For this reason, They demand that removing Hamas from the blacklist be seen as a necessary step., both to rectify a legal abuse and to recognise a more complex political and diplomatic reality.
The European Union has also included Hamas on its list of terrorist organisations since 2003. Consequently, member states maintain legal restrictions on any form of support or funding for this organisation.
The government has 90 days to respond to the «decisive test».»
The current Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has 90 days to respond to the request. CAGE says this matter is a “decisive test” of the state of civil liberties in the United Kingdom. They warn that continuing to use anti-terrorism legislation to restrict political expression could consolidate a climate of fear and institutionalised injustice.
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