The right to peaceful protest is a traditional and legitimate expression of a point of view.

“The right to peaceful protest is a traditional and legitimate expression of a point of view. Peaceful protest is public, open and visible. It is designed to inform, persuade and cajole. It may be a nuisance; it may even be intended to be. It is often noisy and inconvenient. But it is a legitimate form of public expression, protected by the European Convention on Human Rights”

Peter Thornton QC