Category Archives: Human Rights

Promoting diversity

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Web Team

On Thursday evening Ming Campbell encouraged those from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities to become engaged with the Liberal Democrats in an effort to make his party more representative of modern day Britain.

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Gay adoption: no place for discrimination

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Webteam

Commenting on the Government’s announcement that there will be no exemption from anti-discrimination laws for Catholic adoption agencies, Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell said:

I believe there is no place for discrimination in a liberal society. The Prime Minister’s conclusion regarding …

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State is being given unprecendented snooping powers

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Webteam

Commenting on the warning by the information commissioner, Richard Thomas, that people are in danger of ‘sleepwalking’ into a surveillance society, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ming Campbell said:
This report confirms our worst fears. Bit by bit a surveillance state is being …

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The Government has failed to protect the rights of British citizens (video)

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Webteam

Ming Campbell discusses his concerns with the unfair US/UK extradition treaty, as raised with (but not addressed by) the Prime Minister at Question Time on Wednesday.

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A Liberal Britain in a Liberal World

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Abunting

July 13th 2006: Ming Campbell delivers speech at the Tom Paine Festival in Lewes:
“A Liberal Britain in a Liberal World”
The issue I wish to address today is how Britain’s place in the world, is intimately linked, with how we uphold …

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