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| High court upholds ban on protesters sleeping outside parliament | High court upholds ban on protesters sleeping outside parliament |
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| Rules preventing demonstrators sleeping near the Houses of Parliament have been upheld by the high court in a landmark ruling. | Rules preventing demonstrators sleeping near the Houses of Parliament have been upheld by the high court in a landmark ruling. |
| Two judges rejected a test case human rights challenge on Friday brought by veteran peace campaigner Maria Gallastegui, who has been conducting an authorised 24-hour vigil on the East Pavement of Parliament Square in London since 2006. | Two judges rejected a test case human rights challenge on Friday brought by veteran peace campaigner Maria Gallastegui, who has been conducting an authorised 24-hour vigil on the East Pavement of Parliament Square in London since 2006. |
| Sir John Thomas, who is president of the Queen's Bench Division, sitting with Mr Justice Silber, said the rules were "plainly" lawful and did not contravene the Human Rights Act. | Sir John Thomas, who is president of the Queen's Bench Division, sitting with Mr Justice Silber, said the rules were "plainly" lawful and did not contravene the Human Rights Act. |
| Gallastegui, 53, a former coach driver from Hammersmith, west London, said she was hopeful of overturning the ruling on appeal. | Gallastegui, 53, a former coach driver from Hammersmith, west London, said she was hopeful of overturning the ruling on appeal. |
| "I am hopeful that I can still win," she said after the hearing. "The ruling today didn't surprise me really." | "I am hopeful that I can still win," she said after the hearing. "The ruling today didn't surprise me really." |
| She added: "I'm not just fighting this case for me now. There's a lull in protest at the moment. This is for the future - for if another issue comes along and there is a critical mass of people who want to protest against, for example, another war." | She added: "I'm not just fighting this case for me now. There's a lull in protest at the moment. This is for the future - for if another issue comes along and there is a critical mass of people who want to protest against, for example, another war." |
| Gallastegui said she had been involved with the Parliament Square protest for 10 years and had lived on the site for six years. | Gallastegui said she had been involved with the Parliament Square protest for 10 years and had lived on the site for six years. |
| Judges said Gallastegui could not be moved until after a further high court hearing next Thursday. | Judges said Gallastegui could not be moved until after a further high court hearing next Thursday. |
| At that hearing, lawyers for Gallastegui said they would probably seek permission to appeal. | At that hearing, lawyers for Gallastegui said they would probably seek permission to appeal. |
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