TAKING HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SERIOUSLY IN KENT AND MEDWAY

There have been a lot of attacks upon Human Rights by the Government in recent months. Dr Hazel Dawe comments for Kent Green Party on the importance of Human Rights here in Kent and Medway:

“Human Rights Day is on Saturday 10^th December. This is not just about the activities of dictators in far away places, or the tremendous courage of people campaigning and dying for Human Rights in places like Egypt and Syria. Kent Green Party is concerned by attacks upon Human Rights by Government ministers since the Coalition was formed. Human Rights matter here in Kent and Medway, and this is why:

“We have all heard about poor quality home care help experienced by one in five elderly people(1). We have also heard about poor care of the elderly in many hospitals(2). We have seen our own County Council forced to employ more social workers in order to fulfil its basic obligations to vulnerable young people(3). But the County Council still plans to cut youth centres(4). These are all breaches of rights guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act.

“When will we be employing enough Police and other specialists in Kent to deal properly with trafficking, domestic violence and rape? Kent and Medway have NEVER had enough people engaged with these local human rights issues.

“Kent Green Party wants to see better Human Rights in every workplace, not the Government’s proposal to reduce the minimal rights people in work have.”

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FURTHER INFORMATION: Dr Hazel Dawe, a Campaigns Officer of Kent Green Party, can be contacted on 079444 71083 or 01732 355185. Published by Kent Green Party and promoted by H.Dawe, both at 27 Audley Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1XF. KENT GREEN NEWS, Kent Green Party’s free monthly ezine, is available from www.kentgreenparty.org

Notes:

1. Basic home care help 'breaching human rights' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15836500

2. Basic care given to elderly in hospital 'alarming' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15279794

3. SEE: http://www.localrags.co.uk/index.php/News/2010/11/22/KCC-leader-apologises-after-Ofsted-find-child-protection-inadequate-in-Kent/ AND http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/joint_media_statement.aspx AND http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-13033446

SEE: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2011-1/july/26/youngsters_criticise_council.aspx AND http://www.whitstablepeople.co.uk/Gay-youth-group-fight-save-centre/story-13119083-detail/story.html