Magna Carta and Human Rights Today

Posted: March 8, 2015 in Human Rights Act, meetings, Salisbury
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Around 160 people attended the Cathedral this evening to hear Dominic Grieve QC MP give a brilliantly lucid lecture in support of the Human Rights Act.  He traced some of the key clauses of the Magna Carta and showed how they had continuing relevance today.  We hope to include a transcript of his lecture soon.  His lecture followed the annual Amnesty evensong which also was very well attended with around 120 people.

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  1. 2015: Review of the year | salisbury amnesty says:
    December 28, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    […] has been a busy year for the group.  A prevailing theme has been the Magna Carta celebrations and we enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the Cathedral where one of the extant […]

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