{"id":72307,"date":"2025-04-04T23:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=72307"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:53:30","slug":"us-state-department-disappointed-with-uk-courts-conviction-of-livia-tossici-bolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/us-state-department-disappointed-with-uk-courts-conviction-of-livia-tossici-bolt","title":{"rendered":"US State Department \u2018disappointed with the UK court\u2019s conviction of Livia Tossici-Bolt\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"72307\" class=\"elementor elementor-72307\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5307b69b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5307b69b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-215620a4\" data-id=\"215620a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bcb145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63bcb145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Livia Tossici-Bolt convicted this morning for offering consensual conversation in abortion facility \u201cbuffer zone\u201d<\/li><li>US State Department commented it was \u201cmonitoring\u201d her case earlier in the week resulting in free speech row between US and UK<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04281b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04281b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Livia-Guilty-04-v2-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Livia-Guilty-04-v2-3.png 640w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Livia-Guilty-04-v2-3-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59e0f873 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59e0f873\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>BOURNEMOUTH (4 April 2025) &#8211;<\/strong> The US State Department has denounced the conviction of retiree Livia Tossici-Bolt for offering consensual conversation in an abortion facility \u201cbuffer zone\u201d.<\/p><p>The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, &amp; Labor released the following <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1906360387366260873\">comment<\/a> on X: \u201c<em>We are disappointed with the UK court\u2019s conviction of Livia Tossici-Bolt for violating a designated \u201cbuffer zone\u201d at an abortion clinic. Freedom of expression must be protected for all.\u201d <\/em><\/p><p>This comes in response to its comment on March 30 that it was \u201cmonitoring\u201d the case, given that <em>\u201cU.S.-UK relations share a mutual respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>\u201c<em>My conviction for offering consensual conversation has been very difficult, not only for me personally, but also because I care deeply about preserving freedom of expression in the UK. I am encouraged to know that the United States Department of State is following my case closely. I am grateful, and hope this encourages this country to take a close look at what it means to convict someone for nothing more than offering conversation<\/em>,\u201d responded Livia Tossici-Bolt.<\/p><p>\u201c<em>The United States Department of State put the UK on notice earlier this week when it highlighted Livia\u2019s case. We are grateful for the awareness this has generated regarding the egregious failure of justice that is her conviction for offering consensual conversation. The State Department has every reason to be disappointed by the verdict. Her conviction is a loss for everyone committed to the protection of fundamental freedoms. If the special relationship is to mean anything, it has to be a relationship where each side can challenge the other,\u201d <\/em>stated Robert Clarke, ADF International Director of Advocacy, in response to the comment from the bureau.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ee3f77 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75ee3f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55244cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55244cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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