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# [Draconian fine for female protestor](https://elladex.com/on-the-dex/draconian-fine-for-female-protestor)

 Written by [Shivani Gopal](https://elladex.com/on-the-dex/author/shivani-gopal) | Dec 9, 2022, 2:58:05 AM

The right to protest is one that helps ensure we live in a democracy.

But an especially harsh sentence for a climate change protester this week has drawn criticism from human rights groups.

Environmental protester [Deanna Coco](https://womensagenda.com.au/climate/climate-activist-deanna-cocos-15-month-sentence-is-outrageous-and-alarming/) was sentenced to 15 months’ prison for her actions on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in April, when she blocked a lane of traffic with a hired truck as part of the [Fireproof Australia](https://fireproof.news/about-us/) movement.

The UN’s special rapporteur on freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Clément Voule, said he was “alarmed” by the sentence and other human rights organisations concurred.

Coco received a non-parole period of eight months’ jail, and a $2500 fine. She will remain in custody until March when the courts will consider bail. 

“Peaceful protesters should never be criminalised or imprisoned,” Voule said on Twitter. 

 

 

 

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