Opponents of "absurd" new anti-annoyance laws in place for World Youth Day (WYD) will take their fight to court, claiming the powers impinge on human rights. Under the laws, authorised people, including police, will be able to direct people to stop conduct which "causes annoyance or inconvenience to participants in a World Youth Day event". "The laws that have been brought in last Friday are bad laws, they are counter-productive laws and they impinge important human rights," NSW Council for Civil Liberties spokesman Stephen Blanks told reporters in Sydney.
Opponents of "absurd" new anti-annoyance laws in place for World Youth Day (WYD) will take their fight to court, claiming the powers impinge on human rights.
Under the laws, authorised people, including police, will be able to direct people to stop conduct which "causes annoyance or inconvenience to participants in a World Youth Day event".
"The laws that have been brought in last Friday are bad laws, they are counter-productive laws and they impinge important human rights," NSW Council for Civil Liberties spokesman Stephen Blanks told reporters in Sydney.
