The man accused of killing her is a member of the same police force.
A series of evening vigils of organizers “Reclaim the Streets” was held in the UK on Saturday. Maine said he could not proceed citing coronavirus restrictions as the main event at Klham Pham Common was canceled. Organizers asked people to light a light at the door of their home for Everard and for all the women affected and lost by the violence.
But at night, peaceful mourners gathered for the event of social distance in Clapham. Attendees retorted: “This one is awake, we don’t need your services.”
Less than an hour after the rally began, officials went to inform people that they were violating the Covid-19 rule and had to leave. Since then, officers have been using predominantly male cluster contraption and corraling techniques to get there – where officers force protesters to keep them in a certain place, making social-distance impossible – ordering people to leave, or face arrest and fines. .
Police officers forcibly removed the women from the bandstand and pushed others down into the arrest, prompting the audience to shout, “Shame,” “Arrest yourself,” and “Who do you protect?”
In a statement Sunday morning, Met Police said they did not “absolutely want to be in a position where enforcement action is needed,” but that “we were put in this position because of the need to protect the safety of the people.”
Home Office Fees Minister Victoria Atkins said in an interview with Sky News on Sunday morning, addressing a recent viral photograph of a woman being beaten by police officers, that the report had to be explained to police. Home Secretary.
Atkins added that “very disturbing scenes” were being taken very seriously by the British government.
His comments have surfaced in videos on social media and news agencies showing people in the fray fighting with police.
In the split of the party many UK leaders agreed that the police response was extraordinarily harsh.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Twitter that “Clayfam Common’s scenes are unacceptable. Police have a responsibility to enforce the Covid law but it is clear from the images I have seen that the reaction was not appropriate or proportionate at the time.” In contact with the Commissioner and “urgently sought an explanation.”
Labor leader Keer Starr called Clayfam’s scenes “messy.”
“The women came together to mourn the good award – they could have done it peacefully,” he added, adding that “they are angry and upset about how this has been handled.”
“This was not the way to police the protest,” Starmer said.
Leaders of the Liberal Democrat Party agreed, and joined the growing chorus, calling for the resignation of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. The Liberal Democrats said the policing of the vigil was “absolutely disgraceful and shameful to the Metropolitan Police.” The Liberal Democrats said “Cressida Dick has lost the trust of millions of women in London and should resign.”
UK Home Secretary Preeti Patel said some of the circline footage that was being circulated was “upset” and said she had asked Matt for a “full report on what happened”.
However, Patel’s comments are emerging in a landscape that is becoming increasingly hostile to dissenting voices – one that affects disproportionately marginalized communities, including women.
The Home Secretary did not elaborate on his plan to break the deadlock, calling environmentalists “eco-crusaders criminals”, attacking British lifestyles and labeling Black Lives Matter protesters’ tactics in two different ways.
And while Patel has said the government will always “defend the right to protest”, his actions suggest.
Protection of women
According to Atkins, the government is conducting an “end-to-end” review of the criminal justice system, including changing the sentences of serious and violent offenders.
The minister described the Domestic Abuse Bill as a “landmark part of legislation” that would start a conversation about “what we can do to support abusive behavior and victims, but what we can do to combat criminals,” he added. Is investing. An unprecedented amount even in criminal programs “.
But Jess Phillips, the UK’s shadow home office fee minister, said the government “must put their rhetoric into action,” noting that the bill mentions more idols than women.
More than 70% of women surveyed by a new poll by UN Women UK said they had experienced sexual harassment in public places. Polls show that the figure has risen to 97% among women between the ages of 18 and 24. The data, released on Wednesday, was taken from a YouGov survey of more than 1,000 women in January 2021 by UN Women UK.
The organization’s poll also suggested that women have less confidence in public bodies to deal with the situation.
“Only 4% of women told us they reported incidents of harassment to an official organization – 45% of women said they did not believe reporting would help change anything,” UN Women UK said.
CNN’s Nina Dos Santos, Arnaud Siad and Laura Smith-Spark contributed to this report.
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