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UK anti-SLAPPs initiatives
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The government of the UK intends to introduce a package of legislative measures aimed at putting an end to strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) against journalists. Civil society organisations welcome the initiative, but call for bolder measures to tackle abusive lawsuits against human rights defenders.