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Gove and the Human Rights Act

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rosequartz Sun 10-May-15 10:12:58

Let us hope it will be replaced by something that will have more relevance to Britain today. Sometimes it seems that perpetrators have rights to family life at the expense of the victims they have terrorised.

It does need looking at.

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durhamjen Sun 10-May-15 10:00:03

www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/blog/human-rights-headlines-fight-save-our-human-rights-act-starts-now

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whitewave Sun 10-May-15 09:50:16

rose no good - he is intent on abolishing it

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rosequartz Sun 10-May-15 09:48:41

Perhaps add to it that a victim is entitled to live life after a crime free from fear of the perpetrator harrassing them?

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whitewave Sun 10-May-15 09:41:25

That should read

Not punished for something NOT against the law!!!grin

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Gracesgran Sun 10-May-15 09:38:02

It's quite terrifying Whitewave and there appears now to be no way of stopping this.

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whitewave Sun 10-May-15 09:35:07

After the atrocities of WW11 Churchill was one of the instigators of the European convention (EC) and UK was one of the first signatories. Up until 1988 our only recourse was to go to the European court of HR, but the Labour government brought in the HRA in 1988 and so we now have recourse in British courts.
HRA 1988 - contains the same rights as the EC.

Right to-
Life
No torture or be threatened to be treated in an inhumane or degrading way
Free from slavery or forced labour
Fair trial
Not punished for something against the law
respect for private and family life, home and correspondence
freedom of thought and consience
religion
freedom of expression assembly and association
marriage and family
right not to be descrimated against in relation to EC
education
free election
abolition of death penalty

Now can anyone persuade me why we should be thinking of abolishing this?

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