Helen Pankhurst, great-granddaughter of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst, criticized the heavy-handed sentences given to climate protesters, asserting they are disproportionate and unjust. Sixteen activists, including the "Whole Truth Five," were jailed for actions like blocking major roads and vandalizing artwork in a bid to draw attention to climate issues. The ongoing appeal aims to challenge these jail terms, supported by environmental groups like Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace UK. Pankhurst emphasizes that current environmental movements reflect the suffragist struggle, arguing future generations will appreciate these activists' sacrifices.
The heavy-handed and disproportionate custodial sentences given in the UK to peaceful environmental activists speaking truth to power is worrying in the extreme.
I have no doubt future generations around the world will thank them for their campaigns. Environmental activists today stand in the same tradition as suffragettes.
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