20 November 2017 Immediate Release  31 groups have submitted evidence to the Joint Committee of Human Rights outlining their shared concerns about the protection of human rights in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. Groups, including Human Rights Watch, Liberty, National Union of Students, Women’s Aid (England), Disability Wales and Children in Scotland, submitted the evidence ahead of the next House of Commons Committee stage day on the Withdrawal Bill on Tuesday 21 November. A key item for discussion will be amendments on the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which, in the Bill’s current form, will be excluded from the UK law on exit day.  Coordinated by the British Institute of Human Rights, the evidence submission states that the Withdrawal Bill, as it stands, will mean a loss of rights and accountability for people in the UK, notably: People’s fundamental human rights and equality protections: despite the government’s stated intention f…

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