The European Convention on Human Rights was authored by Winston Churchill, and enshrined in law the fundamental British civil liberties that we all take for granted.
Could the German people have stopped Hitler if he hadn't taken away their liberties? These are important questions we must face again, as the gradual erosion of civil liberties take place today.
Civil Liberties in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_liberties_in_the_United_Kingdom
David Davis' resignation in protest of the erosion of fundamental rights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzpodjxmHlI&feature=related
This film is an excerpt from the feature length documentary "Taking Liberties - since 1997"
Written and Directed by Chris Atkins
Animation by Nexus Productions
Narration by Ashley Jensen
@Kalehpache i concur
mogely12 1 year ago
@Kalehpache
This is Propaganda. Winston may have made the convention of human rights for europe, but he also may the lives miserable for other nonwestern countries by developing "england-friendly" dictators and removing democracy from these countries. One example is the coup against Iran in 1953.
And they make it seem as if all suppression started with hitler. What about the period with slavery before this, which was much more horrible.
Kalehpache 1 year ago
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Kalehpache 1 year ago
@spikemcc i hope someone kicks you in the spine
IMAGEterrorist 1 year ago
LOL No, he was a British Prime Minister.
Revolution5970 2 years ago
What an utterly astounding level of ignorance.
spikemcc 2 years ago
no...... he was british PM......
jinkedful 2 years ago
wasnt churchhill a us president how can he sit on european cases?
DONTCLICKMYPROFILE 2 years ago
Human Rights ( concealed ) EU style.
EU death penalty.
Article 2 of the European Charter of Fundamental Human Rights states: 1. Everyone has the right to life. 2. No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.
The paragraphs of concern are in the footnotes : Article 2 (b) of Protocol No 6 to the ECHR:
A State may make provision in its law for the death penalty in respect of acts committed in time of war or of imminent threat of war.
This will be legal under Lisbon !
Spenner56 3 years ago