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.
Magna Carta and Human Rights Today
Posted: March 8, 2015 in Human Rights Act, meetings, SalisburyTags: "Human rights", Amnesty, European Convention on Human Rights, Group news, Magna Carta, Salisbury
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[…] 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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