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Gove and the Human Rights Act

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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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durhamjen Sun 18-Oct-15 12:02:36

The Tories want to scrap the Human Rights Act by next summer.

www.welfareweekly.com/tories-to-scrap-human-rights-act-by-next-summer/

They wish to get their own bill through without scrutiny by parliament.
I can see an epetition coming about this.

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durhamjen Sun 18-Oct-15 12:05:44

www.welfareweekly.com/un-investigates-grave-and-systematic-uk-human-rights-violations-call-for-evidence/

Very timely, but I do not think its recommendations will be out before next summer. Perhaps that's why Cameron and Gove want the HRA scrapped before then.

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Alea Sun 18-Oct-15 12:11:54

Is it not the European Human Rights Act which is at issue? Heaven knows there have been some strange miscarriages interpretations of justice because of it. I understood what was planned to take its place was a UK HRA, not an abrogation of responsibility for human rights per se?

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durhamjen Sun 18-Oct-15 14:17:07

No. We have a UK Human Rights Act. That's the one that Cameron wants to get rid of and replace with a Bill of Human Rights which gives people in the UK less protection than the Human Rights Act.
We are signed up to the European Court of Human Rights. We cannot get rid of that without getting out of Europe.

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Alea Sun 18-Oct-15 14:35:29

Oh good, you're not ignoring me altogether just on the other thread.

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durhamjen Sun 25-Oct-15 10:59:28

actfortheact.uk/

To send a letter to Michael Gove to stop him getting rid of the Human Rights Act.

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durhamjen Thu 05-Nov-15 16:53:55

rightsinfo.org/your-rights/

Very interesting infographics which show what human rights mean and how they are abused.
Exactly why we need to keep our Human Rights Act.

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