Coercion

This is from the CPS website which are the characteristics of coercion under criminal law. Could a private prosecution be taken against the government under coercion.

• Isolating a person from their friends and family

• Depriving them of their basic needs

• Monitoring their time

• Monitoring a person via online communication tools or using spyware

• Taking control over aspects of their everyday life, such as where they can go, who they can see, what to wear and when they can sleep

• Depriving them access to support services, such as specialist support or medical services

• Repeatedly putting them down such as telling them they are worthless

• Enforcing rules and activity which humiliate, degrade or dehumanise the victim

• Forcing the victim to take part in criminal activity such as shoplifting, neglect or abuse of children to encourage self-blame and prevent disclosure to authorities

• Financial abuse including control of finances, such as only allowing a person a punitive allowance

• Control ability to go to school or place of study

• Taking wages, benefits or allowances

• Threats to hurt or kill

• Threats to harm a child

• Threats to reveal or publish private information (e.g. threatening to 'out' someone)

• Threats to hurt or physically harming a family pet

• Assault

• Criminal damage (such as destruction of household goods)

• Preventing a person from having access to transport or from working

• Preventing a person from being able to attend school, college or University

• Family 'dishonour'

• Reputational damage

• Disclosure of sexual orientation

• Disclosure of HIV status or other medical condition without consent

• Limiting access to family, friends and finances