Petition Abolish the Human Rights Act.

We believe that the Human Rights Act should be abolished. For too long, it has been used as a criminals charter to escape justice and deportation by using the right to family life. It is high time the Government acted and abolished this pernicious Act.

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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