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Human rights and civil liberties feature in Lib Dem parliamentary debates

By | Sun 28th June 2015 - 9:38 am

Next week, in two separate debates, Alistair Carmichael and Lord Jim Wallace will highlight the importance of human rights and civil liberties.

In an email to party members, Carmichael urged them to sign our petition in support of the Human Rights Act. He said:

As a former solicitor working in the courts, I know the HRA isn’t just some bureaucratic system invented by Brussels bureaucrats to wrap us in red tape, which is what the Tories would have you believe.

The HRA was drafted by British lawyers in the aftermath of the Second World War, and gives us so many fundamental protections that we rely on in our day to day lives.

It has held the state to account for spying on us, safeguarded our soldiers and supported peaceful protest. It’s helped rape victims, defended domestic violence victims, guarded against slavery, protected elderly couples in care and shielded press freedom.

If, like me, you want to continue to protect those vital freedoms then please sign our petition today by clicking the link below.

You can sign the petition here and say here (or in the comments below) why you think the Human Rights Act should be retained. Why does it matter to you?

 

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2 Comments

  • Alastair 29th Jun '15 - 9:19am

    Does my human right and civil liberty include honest and transparency from MP’s and Government Departments?

  • John Innes 1st Jul '15 - 2:26am

    Good question Alastair – deserves a response!

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