11 Sep Amnesty International UK and Liberty granted permission to participate in Palestine Action judicial review

Amnesty International UK and Liberty have been given permission to jointly intervene in the judicial review challenging the UK government’s decision to ‘proscribe’ the protest group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation. On 30 July 2025 a High Court judge found that the proscription was arguably unlawful and therefore granted permission for the judicial review, known as R (Ammouri) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, to proceed to a final hearing, most likely in November 2025.

Amnesty UK and Liberty applied to the High Court for permission to take part in the case on the basis that they have particular expertise regarding the exercise of protest rights and freedom of association, as well as in relation to the internationally accepted definition of “terrorism”.  The High Court has given them permission to provide written submissions on these matters, for its consideration at the forthcoming hearing.

For further details please see Liberty and Amnesty UK’s announcement here.

Amnesty International UK are being represented by DPG staff Daniel Carey, Gus Silverman, Emily Soothill and Evie Oldfield, instructing (with Liberty) Tom Hickman KC of Blackstone Chambers and Jessica Jones and Rosalind Comyn of Matrix Chambers.

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