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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition Withdraw from the European Charter of Fundamental Rights

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The European Charter of Fundamental Rights is a nonsense and excessive piece of European legislation which has for too long guarded the rights of criminals.

We the petitioners of this petition call on the Home Secretary to opt-out of the Charter for the sake of the British justice system.

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