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?
