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| Human rights 'as British as beer' | Human rights 'as British as beer' |
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| The lord chancellor is to defend the Human Rights Act and call such rights as British as a pint of bitter. | |
| Lord Falconer is to launch a guide for the Parole Board, social workers and teachers on how to apply the laws without endangering public safety. | Lord Falconer is to launch a guide for the Parole Board, social workers and teachers on how to apply the laws without endangering public safety. |
| The new guidance emphasises one person's rights cannot be used to "trump" the public's right to safety. | The new guidance emphasises one person's rights cannot be used to "trump" the public's right to safety. |
| He will say the laws can been wrongly interpreted and in one case led to the release of a man who went on to murder. | He will say the laws can been wrongly interpreted and in one case led to the release of a man who went on to murder. |
| BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the speech in London is to be the strongest defence of the Human Rights Act that the lord chancellor has made. | |
| It will also be viewed as a sideswipe against the Conservatives' plans to replace it with a British Bill of Rights, our correspondent added. | It will also be viewed as a sideswipe against the Conservatives' plans to replace it with a British Bill of Rights, our correspondent added. |
| European Convention | European Convention |
| Lord Falconer will argue that the European Convention on which the Act is based was "invented and drafted" by Britain. | Lord Falconer will argue that the European Convention on which the Act is based was "invented and drafted" by Britain. |
| "Human rights are as British as the Beatles," he will say. "As British as the BBC. As British as bitter beer." | "Human rights are as British as the Beatles," he will say. "As British as the BBC. As British as bitter beer." |
| However, Lord Falconer acknowledges that human rights laws have been wrongly interpreted by some officials - leading in one case to the release from prison of a rapist who went on to murder. | However, Lord Falconer acknowledges that human rights laws have been wrongly interpreted by some officials - leading in one case to the release from prison of a rapist who went on to murder. |
| The lord chancellor promised action last summer, after an inquiry criticised the Parole Board for its focus on the human rights of Anthony Rice. | |
| Rice murdered Naomi Bryant nine months after he had been released on licence. | Rice murdered Naomi Bryant nine months after he had been released on licence. |
| Lord Falconer said at the time that the human rights legislation was not at fault, but the way it had been interpreted. | Lord Falconer said at the time that the human rights legislation was not at fault, but the way it had been interpreted. |
| Speaking on ITV1's Sunday Edition, he said government guidance on the Human Rights Act had failed in the Rice case. | Speaking on ITV1's Sunday Edition, he said government guidance on the Human Rights Act had failed in the Rice case. |
| "We should never have released him," he said. | "We should never have released him," he said. |
| He added that the new guidance would clarify legislation and help ensure "common sense prevails". | He added that the new guidance would clarify legislation and help ensure "common sense prevails". |
| Ms Bryant's mother Verna said of Mr Falconer's comments that public protection should come first. | Ms Bryant's mother Verna said of Mr Falconer's comments that public protection should come first. |
| "My only comment is basically people who are really ill like Anthony Rice should not be released," she said. | "My only comment is basically people who are really ill like Anthony Rice should not be released," she said. |
| "They should not be ignored, they should be looked after but not released." | "They should not be ignored, they should be looked after but not released." |