Excellent piece by @DimitriosGian on the signalling by a Govt, emboldened by Brexit, that the next step is to “take back control” of human rights too. Insular, short-sighted & ideologically driven - we should take these threats seriously. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-n… via @prospect_uk
This week, FCO minister @nadams told MPs concerned about violent & systemic #humanrightsabuses in India this govt would put #HumanRights at the core of its foreign policy.
How does it do that *and* simultaneously suggest it may pull out of the ECHR?
How does it do that *and* simultaneously suggest it may pull out of the ECHR?
If you haven’t already seen & shared @AdamWagner1’s excellent thread on all things European Convention on Human Rights, please do.
Whilst it is true that the government itself has not stated it intends to withdraw from the Convention, at the very least, neither the portents nor the optics of this statement are good.
