Carlyn Miller Profile picture
Head of Policy and Programmes @BIHRHumanRights. Tweets human rights law, policy & practice. Formerly @scotgov. View’s mine. She/her.
Sep 7, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
The #RightsRemovalBill according to the press has today been “shelved”.

🧵 on why it was not inevitable and why I am not feeling relief.

Note* despite my lifelong commitment to cynicism,
the thread does end with some hope.

Here’s what happened over the last 3 years ⬇️ 2🧵Nov 2019 - Conservative Party repeat manifesto commitment to “update” our #HRA.

7 Dec 2020 - Ind HRA Review commissioned by Govt.

✏️ Civil society in their thousands spend months responding & supporting others to respond to protect our Human Rights Act.