Palestine Action ban has made UK 'international outlier' warns UN rapporteurs, court told

A United Nations official has warned that the United Kingdom has become an "international outlier" for its decision to ban the direct-action group Palestine Action. During a judicial review of the ban, a court heard that the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism deemed the proscription a fundamental breach of human rights. The rapporteur's statement, endorsed by other UN officials, argued that there is an emerging international consensus that the definition of terrorism does not extend to serious damage to property. The court also heard from novelist Sally Rooney, who stated the ban could impact the sale of her books in Britain due to her support for the group.