Civil liberties lawyers have recognized that repression of animal rights protesters is a matter of human rights.

I don't particularly support animal rights; in particular, I am in favor of farming of animals (though we need to do a lot less of it, for environmental reasons), and I strongly support medical experiments on animals. However, I do support the human rights of those that disagree with me on this issue. The law against so-called "animal rights terrorism" is on a par with the Ag-Gag laws: an attempt to put companies above criticism because of their clout.