Rights In Context Evidence

Question 1

Rights are guaranteed by:

Answer 1

The human rights act 1998

Question 2

Stonewall: banning of homosexuality

Answer 2

They challenged the banning of homosexuality in the armed forces, which was lifted by the government in 2000 after a successful case in the ECHR.

Question 3

Stonewall: age of consent

Answer 3

Equalised the age of consent to 16 years as part of the Sexual Offences Act 2000.

Question 4

Act in 2010 introduced by Gordon Brown’s gov

Answer 4

2010 Equality Act introduced by Gordon Brown’s government

Question 5

Proposed changes to the HRA by the conservative government

Answer 5

• backed replacing the HRA with a British Bill of Rights, which has been criticised by hundreds of human rights groups for seeking to remove rights in the UK.
• the proposed bill would make it easier to deport foreign criminals by elevating public safety over the right to family life. It would also increase freedom of the press by elevating the right of freedom of expression over the right to privacy.
• the bill was backed by Raab