Thursday, November 18, 2010

Ken Clarke: Some humans are less equal than others to human rights

Ken Clarke: Some humans are less equal than others to human rights



Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to rights and freedoms in the UK and to the European Convention on Human Rights.

However when the subject of prisoners votes was raised by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Kenneth Clarke refused to extend this commitment to the European Court of Human Rights and Hirst v UK(No2) and extending the franchise to murderers, rapists and paedophiles.



When I asked the MoJ press office for a comment I was informed they wouldn't talk to me...

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