British Prime Minister Theresa May's statement that she will weaken human rights protections to fight terrorism is outrageous and exactly what authoritarian leaders around the world wanted to hear, Salil Shetty, the head of Amnesty International, said on Wednesday. Ahead of the general election vote today, May said she wanted to weaken human rights safeguards to make it easier to restrict the movement of and deport suspected terrorists. The United Kingdom has experienced two terror attacks in recent weeks, one in Manchester and one in London.
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Amnesty Chief: UK PM's Human Rights Threat 'Outrageous'
British Prime Minister Theresa May's statement that she will weaken human rights protections to fight terrorism is outrageous and exactly what authoritarian leaders around the world wanted to hear, Salil Shetty, the...
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