human rights act
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The case against a “statutory right to protest”
One of the only protest-related amendments to Labour’s Crime and Policing Bill, which is currently under scrutiny in the House of Commons, proposes the creation of a “statutory right to protest”. Continue reading
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LAST DAY! Save Our Human Rights from Reform!
Thank you to everyone that has so far responded to the Human Rights Act consultation and shared posts on social media. If you’ve seen the posts but haven’t responded to the consultation yet please do NOW as today is the last day. Continue reading
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Defend the Human Rights Act!
David Cameron wants us to think that everyone agrees with his plan to scrap the Human Rights Act. But only 24% of us actually voted for his government. Unbelievably, he’s trying to abolish the law which gives us the right not to be tortured, the right to a fair trial and the right to an… Continue reading
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Abandoning the Human Rights Act UK. Counterstrike and Replacement By Binoy Kampmark
The Human Rights Act (1998) is deemed insidious in a range of ways. It supposedly clips sovereignty by slipping European law into the lives of British citizens. It stands guard over British officials. For that reason, the British conservatives are advocating the British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities as both counter strike and replacement. The… Continue reading
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The Tories attack the Human Rights Act!
Today the Conservatives unleashed their long-awaited plans to repeal our Human Rights Act and replace it with a so-called “British Bill of Rights”. The proposals are legal nonsense, politically provocative and designed to put us on a collision course with the Court of Human Rights. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 