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Survey finds many people do not know what their human rights are
Britons ‘ignorant’ of their human rights

Most people believe a law enshrining their human rights is a good thing but few have any idea how it actually affects their lives, a new survey finds. The research by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) comes amid a major political debate about the Human Rights Act 1998, which protects the right to liberty and… Read more »

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Tony Blair detailed the role to be played by moderate Muslims
Blair urges communities to root out extremism

Tony Blair today said that moderate Muslims had a key role in defeating “the ideas” of Islamic extremism. The government cannot go in and root out extremism in the Muslim community, this was up to communities, he told senior MPs. It follows criticism from a prominent Muslim MP about the lack of progress made by… Read more »