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flag UK's new human rights chief warns against blaming migrants, defends ECHR amid misinformation.

flag Dr. Mary-Ann Stephenson, newly appointed chair of the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission, has warned against demonizing migrants, saying such rhetoric harms both immigrants and ethnic minority UK citizens. flag Speaking in her first major address, she defended the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), calling its protections vital for justice and social cohesion, and rejected calls to withdraw from the treaty. flag She criticized misleading media narratives, including the false "chicken nuggets" deportation case, and emphasized that human rights safeguards benefit all, citing examples like the John Worboys investigation. flag While the government reviews human rights laws to streamline asylum processes, it has no plans to leave the ECHR, with reforms to be discussed in a Council of Europe political declaration set for May 2026.

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