Austin & Ors v United Kingdom [2012] ECHR 459 (15 March 2012)
In 2001, in the context of a demonstration in central London, up to 2000 people were contained within a police cordon (a measure known as "kettling") at Oxford Circus in London without access to food, water or toilets.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that this did not amount to a deprivation of liberty under Article 5(1) of the European Convention of Human Rights.
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