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 @9GSRVZT disagreed…6mos6MO

I think the Human Rights Act is reasonably clear and well thought through - I would be more concerned that scrapping the Human Rights act would likely result in worse legislation which may result in less protection for some of the Human Rights, which should be non-negotiable.

 @9GSZWQ5disagreed…6mos6MO

Self legislation is important to ensuring the values of the people of a country are upheld, scrap the human rights act and replace it with something we can amend as we please.

 @9FQXV5S disagreed…7mos7MO

I think we all know that removing the human rights act is a gross breech of the idiology behind the human rights act.

 @9GD92ZH disagreed…6mos6MO

The human rights act was created in the wake of the holocaust, to ensure such atrocities never happened again. So does Britain really want to pull out of that? Do we want to disassociate ourselves with that? If we want a future where atrocities are allowed under international law. Then pull out. If we want a safe and secure future, then stay in the convention.

 @9GDB3QXLabouragreed…6mos6MO

The Human rights act is a show of faith, it is our nation saying we believe in human rights and will uphold human rights laws I believe we should stay in! However we need to put more focus on improving human rights abroad and not just bringing them to the UK as that is causing more issues.

 @XenialCapitalistGreenagreed…6mos6MO

we need to put more focus on improving human rights abroad and not just bringing them to the UK as that is causing more issues.

The UK could leverage its diplomatic influence and financial aid to encourage better human rights practices in nations where they are currently lacking. This could create a ripple effect, leading to global improvements.

 @9GD9RYHagreed…6mos6MO

No we should not pull out of the human rights act, everyone deserves their human rights no matter what

 @9GD9P27Greenagreed…6mos6MO

Without the human rights act or anything to take its place it would be unadvisable to pull out of it.

 @EnergeticPopulistLibertariandisagreed…6mos6MO

The Human Rights Act is not the sole safeguard against atrocities like the holocaust. It primarily serves as a way for the UK to incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into its own law. If it were abolished and replaced with a UK bill of rights, it doesn't automatically mean that the UK would permit human rights abuses or disassociate from international law entirely. For example, countries like Canada and Australia have their own bills of rights without being part of any supranational court system. They effectively protect human rights while maintaining legislative sovereignty.

 @9G6BMKV disagreed…6mos6MO

América operates under a bill of rights and recently voted that water was not a human right. Britain often follows América in many areas such as war and privitising national services. Children already far below the bread line, We can not afford to lose the human rights act.

 @9G3G3HGdisagreed…7mos7MO

They are just trying to make it so the rich politicians friends can take advantage of their workers to make more money.

 @9G5BSLDagreed…6mos6MO

I absolutely agree, politicians are far too wealthy and do not have the correct priorities most of the time.

 @9G3GFTNagreed…7mos7MO

If you think that then you should campaign to vote for another party to change leadership, who would then have power to change the law(s)

 @9GCC5NFdisagreed…6mos6MO

I think we all know that removing the human rights act is a gross breech of the idiology behind the human rights act.

 @9FTRH9YGreendisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human Rights Act should be retained and not watered down. It’s ultimately our only protection from abuse by our own government.

 @9FVXCGJdisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human rights act is a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy today. We shouldn’t abolish something on which so many of our daily principles are based with something that people can rethink

 @9G4QYG7disagreed…7mos7MO

the Human Rights Act is in place to provide basic human rights it is an act recognised all over the world and to abolish it in the UK would be reckless

 @9FWJ5NLLabourdisagreed…7mos7MO

The UK Human Rights Act plays an extremely important role in the UK. It gives everyone the basic rights to freedom everyone is entitled to, why would it need to be abolished that is ridiculous. If it was abolished that means you’re stripped of basic rights that everyone wants to have.

 @9FTWWPMdisagreed…7mos7MO

I don't have any faith in our current government to draw up a fair, or humane bills of rights concerning human rights.

 @9FYHTPDdisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human Rights Act gives a person(s) the right to exist freely and have the self-agency to stand against abusive entities through the public court on equal grounds. It protects individuals from corporate harm/abuse and sets an unarguable entitlement to rest and repose outside of the workplace, to ensure a suitable and ultimately, comfortable and enjoyable life. To deny the Human Rights Act is to deny fair protection of human life. No government/country should have the ability to control it's citizens on such a level that they could categorise a second-class citizen on a whim, that would be legally open to abuse and lack of protection to life.

 @9FYKH9TSNPdisagreed…7mos7MO

Disagree, the human rights act should not be touched and I worry about the motives of anyone trying to get rid of it.

 @9FTB5TKdisagreed…7mos7MO

The human rights act protects the fundamental freedom and universal rights of all people as a consequence of the atrocities from WW2. The UK was a key signatory to this.

 @9G9PDG6disagreed…6mos6MO

The human rights act prevents people from being mistreated for their gender, race etc, to abolish such an act leaves people vulnerable to these facts

 @9G29RQGdisagreed…7mos7MO

The point is that countries do not have individual control, human rights should be universal and if we begin tailoring it to fit our own beliefs and values other countries will be justified in doing the same, and many people in less developed and intensely religious countries will suffer.

 @9GRKQKCdisagreed…6mos6MO

By changing the Human Rights Act you risk its abolition, which could result in regression. When we have come so far in terms of equality I think it would be ridiculous if we were to start undoing all the good that we have done. Even if you replace it with a similar bill of rights, people could still find loopholes in it and disobey it.

 @9FSHJ4Rdisagreed…7mos7MO

The human rights act is broad and covers everything it should do. Replacing with our own would allow ideological uses. And shouldn’t be done

 @9G8YGLVdisagreed…6mos6MO

The human rights act is an essential thing. People should be able to have the freedom of speech and the right to protest when necessary. People deserve to have their voices heard.

 @9G8TTLPLabourdisagreed…6mos6MO

Our current bill of rights has been created with a more European view, allowing us to better align with global expectations

 @9FNHKYHLabourdisagreed…7mos7MO

The human rights act ensures that no future prime minister or government can abuse their power to deny somebody their human right. It ensures that our rights are set out in legislation no matter who holds power in the House of Commons.

 @9G7LCVFdisagreed…6mos6MO

We are all entitled to things as Humans. Nobody should have any control over our basic human rights - and where is the line drawn?

 @9FJNPD6Greendisagreed…7mos7MO

There are well-established international agreements on Human Rights; efforts should be made to engage with the international community to strengthen and widen the scope.

 @9GCRSVCdisagreed…6mos6MO

Let's keep Human Rights as a universal set of rules that the world follows, this would create less confusion and also allow people to know that their rights do not change anywhere in the world

 @9GD6GHKConservativedisagreed…6mos6MO

It would be plain wrong to replace the Human Rights Act. It exists for a reason and increasing legislative control just opens up the possibility to decrease what is considered a human right

 @9GCRNJVdisagreed…6mos6MO

The human rights act helps to protect those who need it do they are not discriminated against. For example, it protects those with disabilities so they cannot be denied work because of this.

 @9G4R73Ldisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human Rights Act enforcing the ECHR's convention means that it is an agreed-upon set of laws by international peers. A replacement bill that gave the UK more legislative control is more likely to face revision abuse by UK officials to suit an internal agenda.

 @9GX8CPFdisagreed…5mos5MO

The human rights act was created with the intention of ensuring that people have basic human right, replacing this is dangerous as the basic human rights won’t serve us and could easily be changed by the party in power in the UK. It could be easily impacted by a bias.

 @9FWZZYLdisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human Rights Act is a minimum standard for how we should be treated, and this standard should be maintained.

 @9G68BF4disagreed…6mos6MO

We are part of a global world and we will need to align so more UK legislative control is an illusion. Besides we had a lot of legislative control during the creation of the human rights act

 @9FWYK7Cdisagreed…7mos7MO

The Human Rights Act should be a standard across the globe. We can’t pick and choose what is a right just because we don’t like the outcome. If we feel like the Human Rights Act isn’t appropriate, we should work with other countries to agree amendments.

 @9G7HCJVdisagreed…6mos6MO

I think we all know that removing the human rights act is a gross breech of the idiology behind the human rights act.

 @9FYK6TDdisagreed…7mos7MO

It ensures a globally recognised bar that all countries must meet in order to be fair and comparative.

 @9G7MQLXdisagreed…6mos6MO

Multinational human rights is better as it involves more nations and less likely to be created or altered to benefit one countries current government. Soo more likely to represent humanity.

 @9FRMMSLdisagreed…7mos7MO

No, the UK should not abolish the Human Rights Act. We all have rights as Humans regardless of what we do bad or good but saying that I do agree if someone has taken a life or killed multiple people like Terrorists, Gangs etc then I think it’s only fair they should be stripped of their rights and be dealt with accordingly to their crime they have committed.

 @9GDVMLKdisagreed…6mos6MO

Which rights don't you think we should have? We can always enshrine more in our own law, the only reason to repeal the HRA is to take people's rights away. Furthermore, the power of international agreements is the ability for us all to know, regardless of background that we think something is wrong. Opting out would make us international paraiahs.

 @9GCLVQXdisagreed…6mos6MO

No, what entitlemt does the UK have to have more control over human rights when in the past it has discriminated minorities,

 @9GZBZHRConservativedisagreed…5mos5MO

The humans rights is a legislative piece of polticis designed to keep people world wide safe by meddling with it, an extremity will occur leading to a lack of safety for the everyday person.

 @9GRKBSKdisagreed…6mos6MO

Human Rights Act is a fundamental pillar to Human Rights in general. Change can often be good, and possible amendments to the Human Rights Act could technically happen with agreement from all political party spectrums. However, any change to essential human rights such as the right to education, to freedom from slavery and torture, right to life and freedom and more for ALL people young, old, rich, poor; cannot and should not be changed without positives for humans.

 @9GZYY8Xdisagreed…5mos5MO

All human beings have a right to safety and equal treatment, however those who have committed serious crimes and are a danger to others should have some rights revoked as punishment

 @9GY5L9Rdisagreed…5mos5MO

removing the human rights act will completely set us back 100 years, it will be a huge breech of the ideology of the human rights act

 @9GTRXNYdisagreed…6mos6MO

The Human rights act is integral to preserving our rights and out membership of the organisation is vital.

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