Suspending UK Parliament Is A Danger to Human Rights

Expand The EU and Union flags flying outside Parliament in Westminster, London. September 5, 2017. © 2017 Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Getty Images Parliament shuttered for five weeks. Threats by senior ministers to ignore the rule of law. And a government seemingly determined to leave the European Union on October 31 without any deal in place, bringing with it disastrous consequences for the rights of people in the UK and beyond. It’s hard to overstate the dangers the UK faces at present. Three issues stand out. First, the government’s decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks. Suspensions…

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