Joe LepperCampaigners have slammed government plans to overhaul human rights legislation, fearing that children’s rights will be eroded. The government has this week introduced its Bill of Rights into parliament, which will replace the Human Rights Act that incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law. She has written to Justice Secretary Dominic Raab “to express my grave concerns about proposals to reform the Human Rights Act without a guarantee that children’s rights will not be eroded”. MPs and more than 150 organisations, including Children England, have called on the government to ensure the planned bill is effectively scrutinised by parliament. “What are they afraid of,” said Children England chief executive Kathy Evans.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2022 11:49 UTC