I am shocked that Philip Roe believes the Human Rights Act should not apply to British soldiers on active service in Afghanistan (Letters, May 24).

I know that, as he says, they have chosen a career that involves trying to inflict violent death on their enemies, but they are still members of the human race and, as such, I believe they should be covered by the Human Rights Act, no matter what their religious or political views.

Shame on you, Philip Roe.

Dee Quinn, Newton Terrace, York.