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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Consequences dire if human rights act ditched more than 50 groups warn - Caught on Camera

People attend a vigil in London in memory of women and girls killed and harmed by male violence
People attend a vigil in London in November in memory of women and girls killed and harmed by male violence. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Tearing up the Human Rights Act would have “dire consequences” including removing obligations to properly address violence against women and girls and destabilising peace in Northern Ireland, more than 50 organisations have warned.

In a letter to Boris Johnson, Amnesty, Liberty, the British Institute of Human Rights and others have spelled out the “significant implications” of repealing the act, which is expected to be announced in the Queen’s speech on Tuesday, asking for an urgent meeting to discuss the plans.

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