Friday, October 03, 2014

Human Rights

Things the Tories want to get rid of

Article 1 Respecting rights
Article 2 Right to life
Article 3 Prohibition of torture, ill-treatment
Article 4 Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
Article 5 Right to liberty and security
Article 6 Right to a fair trial
Article 7 No punishment without law
Article 8 Right to respect for private and family life
Article 9 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
Article 10 Freedom of expression
Article 11 Freedom of assembly and association
Article 12 Right to marriage
Article 13 Right to an effective remedy
Article 14 Prohibition of discrimination

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Make Terrorism Illegal


How can it be after all these years of counter terrorism that it is still legal to be a terrorist and needs further legislation?

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/30/theresa-may-tory-government-snoopers-charter


Perhaps they're struggling to secure convictions of innocent people and need more laws to get them?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/moazzam-begg-freed-case-collapses