Scrapping the Human Rights Act would be 'an international embarrassment' for the UK
Scrapping the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) would be an international embarrassment for the UK, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has said as it urged parliamentarians from across the political spectrum to defend the law.The BHA has spoken out following remarks calling for the abolition of the HRA made over the weekend at the Conservative Party Conference by both the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the Home Secretary, Theresa May, who said she would ‘[L]ike to see the Human Rights Act go’. BHA Head of Public Affairs Naomi Phillips commented, 'The Human Rights Act is a vital piece