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08-05-2015

Save our Human Rights Act - Liberty


As the dust settles on an election campaign that has been described as both ‘boring and stage-managed’ and ‘a recipe for mayhem’, it’s clear that the result has confounded politicians and polling experts alike. But - as we know all too well at Liberty - whoever you vote for, the Government always gets in. Let’s speak plainly; the Conservatives have a long-standing manifesto commitment to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a ‘British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities’

The Human Rights Act, attacked by many in politics and the press, has protected journalists’ sources, safeguarded our soldiers, given bereaved families long sought-after answers and held the authorities to account over and over again.  It has defended domestic violence sufferers, the vulnerable in care and rape victims. It protects a small bundle of basic rights; the right to life, privacy, a fair trial, protest; freedom from torture and discrimination.

It is ours – and no one is taking it from us without a fight. A fight we can only win with your support. 

These rights are our answer to the horrors of the Holocaust. Which would you be happy to give up? Or let the Government decide you had earned?

We’re ready. And we know that you are too. Together we can save our Human Rights Act: https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/campaigning/save-our-human-rights-act