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Don’t tinker with human rights, say spooks

Don’t tinker with human rights, say spooks

UK’s security and intelligence agencies advise against proposed reforms

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Joshua Rozenberg
Jun 03, 2021
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The UK’s security and intelligence agencies have advised the government’s independent Human Rights Act review (IHRAR) against making changes to the legislation.

Attempts to create certainly could lead to uncertainty, the agencies said. Amendments to the Human Rights Act 1998 that were not accompanied by amendments to the human rights convention would cr…

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