UK won't violate Human Rights
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Britain's House of Lords rejected a controversial plan to extend the amount of time police can hold terror suspects without charge from 28 to 42 days and the government said it would abandon the proposal.
The 309-118 vote came after an impassioned debate Monday, dealing the government a significant defeat. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said hours after the vote that the government would drop the 42-day clause from the government's counterterrorism bill.
The government had said the initial proposal - endorsed by the House of Commons in June by a margin of only nine votes - was needed to fight the complex international terrorist threats facing Britain.
Human rights groups had been campaigning against the proposal.
The 309-118 vote came after an impassioned debate Monday, dealing the government a significant defeat. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said hours after the vote that the government would drop the 42-day clause from the government's counterterrorism bill.
The government had said the initial proposal - endorsed by the House of Commons in June by a margin of only nine votes - was needed to fight the complex international terrorist threats facing Britain.
Human rights groups had been campaigning against the proposal.
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marlykins
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I'm glad at least one country is taking steps to keep human rights intact.
- 3 years ago
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marlykins
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ClareW
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That is a complete violation of human rights, the government has to make use of every legal loophole and argument in the book to get around it.
- 3 years ago
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ClareW
