Privacy and free speech under threat, warns Liberty
Categories: Articles:Human Rights |
Published: 05/06/2015 |
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The Government appears to have delayed plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. While many of the Conservative manifesto commitments were in the legislative agenda, the Queen's speech said only that 'proposals' would be brought forward for a British Bill of Rights. (Ekklesia)
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, the movement for fundamental rights and freedoms in the UK said: "It is heartening that a Conservative Government committed to scrapping the Human Rights Act has at least paused for thought in its first Queen's speech. There is a long struggle ahead but time is the friend of freedom. The more this new Parliament understands the value of the HRA for all of us in this United Kingdom and our reputation in the world- the more it is likely to understand how dangerous it would be to replace human rights with mere citizens' privileges." Read more here
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