Camau cyfreithiol

Protecting a peaceful protester's right to privacy

Wedi ei gyhoeddi: 24 Ionawr 2019

Diweddarwyd diwethaf: 24 Ionawr 2019

I ba wledydd mae hyn yn berthnasol?

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Enw achos: Catt v UK

Mr Catt was 94 years old and of good character. He has no criminal record and is not suspected of any criminality. He challenged the retention of data by the Police on the National Domestic Extremism Database relating to his peaceful and lawful attendance at various political protests.

Mater cyfreithiol

Is it lawful for the police to hold information on an extremism database about individuals who have done nothing wrong, and if so, whether the safeguards in the present scheme are adequate?

Pam roedden ni'n cymryd rhan

This case came under our core priority aim of upholding the system of equality and human rights protections.

Beth wnaethom ni

We intervened in the European Court of Human Rights.

Beth ddigwyddodd

Our intervention helped secure a ruling that holding Mr Catt's details was unlawful.

Pwy fydd yn elwa

The ruling means that the Police need to exercise caution when retaining the details of an individual

Dyddiad y gwrandawiad

1 Gorffenaf 2016

Dyddiad dod i ben

24 Ionawr 2019

Diweddariadau tudalennau

Gwybodaeth berthnasol ar wefannau eraill

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