{"id":795449,"date":"2022-09-11T15:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T15:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1620733"},"modified":"2022-09-11T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T15:56:45","slug":"the-anti-rights-bill-is-shelved-but-liz-trusss-class-war-continues-unabated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/09\/11\/the-anti-rights-bill-is-shelved-but-liz-trusss-class-war-continues-unabated\/","title":{"rendered":"The anti-rights bill is shelved, but Liz Truss\u2019s class war continues unabated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A possible indication that the Liz Truss government is already under pressure came with the announcement<\/a> that the so-called Bill of Rights has been shelved. Though her government can’t blame that on the death of the queen. Because news of the bill’s fate came only one day after Truss took up the post of prime minister.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Truss’s war on UK workers remains unabated, and it’s being waged on a number of fronts.<\/p>\n

Anti-rights bill shelved<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On 7 September, the Law Gazette<\/em> confirmed<\/a> that the Tory flagship Bill of Rights<\/a> (BoR) has been shelved.<\/p>\n

The Canary <\/em>previously reported<\/a> that, if enacted, the bill would replace the 1998 Human Rights Act. That act incorporates rights defined by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). It’s worth noting that the ECHR isn’t affiliated with the EU but was set up by the UK and other countries to protect citizens against injustices by governments and other powerful institutions.<\/p>\n

The BoR would<\/a> have made it easier to organise deportations and to further curb protests. It would also have made it more difficult to access justice regarding human rights breaches from overseas military\/peacekeeping operations.<\/p>\n

However, there’s nothing to stop the government from transferring<\/a> parts of the bill to other bills.<\/p>\n

Human rights NGO Liberty dubbed the bill the “Rights Removal Bill” and tweeted how more than 120 organisations opposed it:<\/p>\n

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Just today, our joint briefing alongside 123 organisations on the #RightsRemovalBill<\/a> landed on MPs desks pic.twitter.com\/RUE6dQDchf<\/a><\/p>\n

— Liberty (@libertyhq) September 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n