European Convention on Human Rights snub would 'tear up Good Friday Agreement'
UK proposals to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights would rip up the Good Friday Agreement, Amnesty International has claimed.
Home Secretary Theresa May said the convention prevented the deportation of dangerous foreigners.
But Amnesty International Northern Ireland director Patrick Corrigan said the move threatened the human rights upon which the Northern Ireland peace accord was founded.
He said: "Theresa May's proposal to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights would mean ripping up the Good Friday Agreement, on which peace in Northern[...]
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