Legal Kettling Challenge
European Court of Human rights to rule if "kettling" is legal or not.
'Kettling' campaigners lose legal battle
Police using the technique of 'kettling' to contain crowds during a London demonstration more than ten years ago did not breach their human rights, it was ruled today.Four people who were caught up in a 'kettle' at the May Day protest in 2001 lost their case at the European Court of Human Rights.
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