Motion
- Motion title
- Breach of human rights
- Session
- 2018-2019
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 27 May 2019
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 67
- Motion text
'Austerity' is about transferring wealth from the poorest in society to the richest. Initiating and implementing this policy, the Conservative government declared war on the British working class.
This has led to 120,000 premature deaths per annum; 1 in every 120 people rendered homeless; the cutting or withholding of benefits through Universal Credit leading in some cases to suicide and the decimation of vital public services. These cuts particularly affect women and the disabled.
This government is guilty of a breach of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the World Conference on Human Rights (June 1993) Vienna declaration.
Congress therefore resolves to initiate a public Civil Crimes Tribunal to investigate these crimes. Material gathered by the tribunal will be made publicly available and blame will be attributed to those responsible. A summative report will confirm culpability and will seek public proposals as to appropriate retributive justice.
- Proposing body
- London regional committee
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2019/C/05-27/239/67