UK counter-terror bill risks criminalising curiosity – watchdog

Committee says bill breaches human rights and could catch out ‘inquisitive minds’Academics, journalists and those with “inquisitive and foolish minds” would be at risk of prosecution and prison sentences of up to 15 years under proposed counter-terrorism laws, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has said.
In a critical report, the joint committee on human rights (JCHR) raises serious concerns that the counter-terrorism and border security bill going through parliament d