Does human rights mean that the complainant is always right?
No. In some cases people claim that their human rights have been interfered with but their claim proves to be ill founded. Sometimes, an interference with their rights may have occurred but that interference is justified and proportionate and within the accepted tolerances allowed by the Convention. If someone claims that a certain action or lack of action by the Charity Commission has interfered with their human rights we must of course take the matter seriously. If someones rights have been interfered with and if that interference is excessive or unjustified then we must do what we can to rectify the matter. But there are times when interference with someones rights is justified. Where that happens we must explain clearly why that is the case and what recourse they have to ask for a review of a decision or action we have taken where that is appropriate. It is also possible that someone may claim that his or her rights have been interfered with but it may prove not to be the case.
