UN official blasts Tory plans to scrap Human Rights Act

‘Tory plans to scrap the Human Rights Act would be disastrous for victims of abuses and ruin the UK’s otherwise commendable record, according to the UN’s most senior human rights official.

Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said the threat by David Cameron’s Conservative government to replace the act with a British Bill of Rights would leave many people unable to remedy the abuses they suffer.

“If Britain – a key member of the human rights council, a founding member of the UN and a privileged, permanent member of the Security Council – is considering a move that will potentially weaken a vital regional institution upholding fundamental human rights guarantees, this would be profoundly regrettable,” the prince said in a speech at London’s Guildhall on Friday.’

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