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home defend our juries skip to content saving lives is not terrorism join the campaign open calls lift the ban actions a timeline of a genocide open calls info about doj jury equity the trudi warner story faqs press international press national press local press legal press updates press releases get involved sign up resources further reading campaign resources donate updates 30 07 26 arresting peaceful protestors as terrorists is a political choice read more 30 07 26 152 arrests as hundreds escalate support for palestine action at westminster court read more lift the ban on palestine action jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience get involved support the campaign with a donation latest press 30 07 26 palestine action terror ban to go to supreme court as 152 arrested at protest sky news 30 07 26 palestine action co founder wins uk supreme court appeal bid al jazeera 05 07 26 retired priest 84 arrested at palestine action protest outside scotland yard london evening standard juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system over the last few years juries have repeatedly acquitted those taking nonviolent direct action to advance climate and racial justice these verdicts are deeply embarrassing to the government and the arms and oil industries industry lobbyists such as lord walney who has now been fired from his position as an independent advisor have promoted extraordinary measures to put a stop to them people have been banned from using the words climate change in court and jailed just for defying that prohibition normally available legal defences have been removed people have been arrested and prosecuted for displaying the legal principle that juries can acquit as a matter of conscience following sham trials in which the verdict is essentially rigged people are now being jailed in increasing numbers for years for peaceful acts of conscience in the midst of the prisons crisis defend our juries supports collective action to expose this corruption of democracy and the rule of law read more what does the right to a fair trial mean if you can t speak and explain why you did what you did tim crosland former government lawyer why is the british government undermining the jury s fundamental right to curb executive abuse of power frightened of truth melinda janki guyana based lawyer and winner of the commonwealth rule of law prize 2023 the right of a jury to acquit despite a direction from the judge that there is no defence must be defended unconditionally and the present attacks on it would fatally damage trial by jury professor bill bowring barrister it s a serious matter indeed if a jury feels unable to make decisions according to their conscience or defendants are prevented from telling the whole truth in court both rights must be defended revd dr sue parfitt priest and retired psychotherapist i have disregarded the order not for want of respect for lawful authority but in obedience to the higher law of our being the voice of conscience m k gandhi the aims of the defend our juries campaign are to bring to public attention the programme to undermine trial by jury in the context of those taking action to expose government dishonesty and corporate greed to raise awareness of the vital constitutional safeguard that juries can acquit a defendant as a matter of conscience irrespective of a judge s direction that there is no available defence a principle also known as jury equity or jury nullification to ensure that all defendants have the opportunity to explain their actions when their liberty is at stake including by explaining their motivations and beliefs in july 2026 a founding member of defend our juries passed away aged 39 following a battle with cancer el litten s offerings to defend our juries are a powerful reminder of the immense strength that behind the scenes contributions make el combined technical skills with fiercely loving confrontation to injustice on the streets they extended support to so many with delightful humour beauty filled creativity and endless love here are some words from el which they shared with us shortly before they died this is where the hope is really even as the world gets darker in all the people making small organisations groups projects protecting people environment building bridges community sounding the alarm defending the role of juries opposing genocide are you inspired to take part in an action or to support defend our juries get involved email protected privacy policy defend our juries 2025