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Petition · past parliament

By 2020 scrap the Human Rights act and replace it with an act that befits the UK

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

If we are leaving the EU then we must leave it fully, we can no longer afford an act that give credence to criminals over the rights of law abiding citizens, when we wish to deport people we do not want them hiding behind laws such as a right to family etc. Victims before criminals.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think that this petition is similar:
Abolish the Human Rights Act.

Timeline

18 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
28 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.