Theresa May is attacking the UK ’ s civil liberties
Whilst most media outlets attack Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott , they suppress the story that Theresa May wants to take away our rights as human beings and citizens of the UK and censor the internet .
By Matthew Clifton
Since the attacks in the UK in the last month or so , Theresa May announced another policy to add to the Conservative manifesto . She said that she would ‘ rip up ’ the Human Rights Act if it stood in the way of countering terrorism . She would rip up the very piece of legislation that people fought for during WWII , she would tear down barriers to fight terrorism with unthinkable means . The very rights that every citizen in this country have , would no longer exist .
There are several issues when it comes to sharing vital information with our allies , the EU would not be able to share intelligence with us due to scrapping the act . Plus , she misses the point entirely about extremism but of course she has no care for tackling the issue .
The European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR )
Theresa May and other Conservatives have been in favour in recent times to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights , which would allow any decision by the UK courts remain unchecked by the ECHR . Bear in
mind it was British lawyers that drew up the legislation for the ECHR in the first place after WWII . The ECHR upholds rights of individuals within 47 European countries .
Key aspects of the European Convention on Human Rights are freedom of the press , without it could mean that any form of press that speaks out negatively against the government could face being shut down . Child protection , the ECHR have overruled British courts in the past , when they have ruled some violent cases as ‘ reasonable ’. Homophobia , a ruling from the ECHR after N . Ireland tried to criminalise homosexuality in 1981 set in motion the Council of Europe ’ s legal precedent that no EU state could criminalise homosexuality , this is an important protection for the LGBTQI community .
They ruled that torture was a degrading and inhumane treatment , with the practice being officially ended within the army . Deportation , if we changed the laws it could mean that millions of innocent civilians could be deported by the government at a whim , some cases have stood out but many of the individuals in question have largely been deported in the end . But not without assurances by specific nations such as Jordan and the US
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over potential human rights violations .
Internet censorship
The other concern comes from the Conservative manifesto itself , where there are plans to essentially censor the internet . They seem harmless to begin with and it is under the guise of defeating terrorism . The problems emerge once you consider the technical details of how they would be able to implement the policy itself . The manifesto says the following :
“ So we will establish a regulatory framework in law to underpin our digital charter and to ensure that digital companies , social media platforms and content providers abide by these principles . We will introduce a sanctions regime to ensure compliance , giving regulators the ability to fine or prosecute those companies that fail in their legal duties , and to order the removal of content where it clearly breaches UK law . We will also create a power in law for government to introduce an industry-wide levy from social media companies and communication service providers to support awareness and preventative activity to counter internet harms , just as is already the case with the gambling industry .”
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