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Afua Hirsch separates reality from the myths surrounding the Human Rights Act
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    We need human rights in schools

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    Afua Hirsch: HRA watch: Applying and teaching human rights in schools is no gimmick – it leads to better behaviour and increased respect in the classroom
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    Bankers and the Human Rights Act

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    Afua Hirsch: HRA watch: The HRA is unlikely to stop the bonus tax, but those hit by public sector cuts can't even frame their pain in the language of rights
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    The viciousness of the act's enemies

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    Afua Hirsch: HRA Watch: Gary McKinnon and others who invoke the Human Rights Act risk subjection to violent abuse and threats from its opponents
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    The human rights of terrorists

    Afua Hirsch: HRA Watch: That the alleged 9/11 conspirators, if convicted, will face the death penalty requires some mental acrobatics from a human rights perspective

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    The stuff of human rights

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    Afua Hirsch: HRA watch: It's always a surprise to see the Human Rights Act, protector of justice and dignity, brought to the level of tangible goods – such as access to the internet or a KFC

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    Conflicting rights: Who's the victim?

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    HRA watch: Afua Hirsch: The Human Rights Act on the equal opportunities frontline, should the religious be allowed to practice discrimination?
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    A tough week for free speech

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    HRA watch: Afua Hirsch: The BNP. Jan Moir. A bigoted letter-writer. Voices unpopular with civil liberties groups show free speech remains a thorny issue
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    Upholding the Human Rights Act

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    HRA watch: Afua Hirsch: Tory outrage over Keir Starmer's support for the HRA is distasteful – it is our best means of protecting vulnerable people

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