Families of
football fans killed in the Hillsborough disaster are urging Theresa May not to
‘betray’ them by scrapping the Human Rights Act.
‘Justice for
the 96’ campaigners are backing a new Amnesty International defence of the act,
which proved crucial in securing a second inquest into how and why their loved
ones died.
They told
Metro how the government’s readiness to repeat the Act could prevent similar
disasters from being properly investigated - and instead protect corrupt police
and authorities.
They today
backed Amnesty International’s new ‘Save The Act’ campaign - launching on Tuesday - to keep the Human Rights Act, which came into force in Britain in
2000.