Scarman: 'Father of Human Rights' Dies at 93; Legal World Pays Tribute

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LORD Scarman, the eminent lawyer and leading protagonist of human rights, has died at the age of 93.

The peer died peacefully on Wednesday evening in a Kent nursing home, said George Ritchie, his nephew. He did not specify the cause of death, but said: "He died very peacefully surrounded by friends and family. Those who loved him will miss him greatly."

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Scarman: 'Father of Human Rights' Dies at 93; Legal World Pays Tribute

Lord Scarman enjoyed a distinguished judicial career, but will be remembered principally as the author of the landmark report into the 1981 Brixton riots. He also chaired the 1969 tribunal set up to inves...

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