The protest laws, enacted under former home secretary Suella Braverman, granted the police broad powers to suppress protests deemed disruptive, putting civil liberties at risk.
Liberty criticized Yvette Cooper's decision to appeal the High Court ruling against the protest laws, stating it showed a disregard for the rule of law and undermined democratic rights.
Judges ruled that the measures from the Home Office diminished legal protections by misinterpreting 'serious disruption', which effectively could criminalize any minor disturbances during protests.
Human rights groups argue the protest laws created an environment of fear, undermining the fundamental right to protest by empowering law enforcement with near-unlimited authority.
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