New Poll Shows Human Rights Still Matter
Monday, June 15th, 2009
Rising support for the British National party (BNP) has not dented widespread commitment among Britons to civil liberties, a poll out today shows.
According to pollsters ComRes, who conducted research for civil liberties group Liberty, the Labour government’s Human Rights Act receives backing from 97 per cent as a law ‘that protects rights and freedoms in the UK’.
Ninety-five per cent of respondents said they viewed the right to a fair trial and respect for privacy for family life and the home as either vital or important.
Eighty-nine per cent said the same about the right not to be tortured or degraded, while over three-quarters said they viewed the right not to be detained without reason as vital or important.
“This poll will be depressing reading for the cocky far right and others opposed to human rights in Britain,” Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti said.
“Despite headlines about ‘waterboarding’ and punishment without trial, our common values still run extremely deep and the contents of the Human Rights Act are valued by the overwhelming majority of people.”
Today is the anniversary of Magna Carta, a key document in Britain’s constitution.
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Does Shami Chakrabarti’s view of ‘human rights’ extend to those he disagrees with? How does feel about BNP members being hauled through the courts for expressing political opinions at private meetings?
The idea that the ‘cocky far right’ would be depressed is laughable and illustrates Chakrabarti’s political bias when is comes to genuine liberty. The BNP regularly risk their freedom and safety for expressing their opinions - what has Chakrabarti ever risked? When has Chakrabarti ever rushed to their defence?
The BNP does NOT agree with the cocky far left’s barbaric limitations on freedom of speech and the BNP does not agree with UAF’s violent attacks on their political rivals. The BNP want to see more freedom of speech and not ignoring the public’s wishes on the main issues affecting their country. The far left are the greatest danger to freedom in Britain.