David Joseph Henry is a writer, human rights activist and former parliamentary candidate from Manchester, England.
[2] In the same year, he represented the United Kingdom at the 10th commemorative meeting of the UNCRC in Geneva,[3] as a member of the youth-led children's rights organisation Article 12.
[4] David has been outspoken in the media and petitioned the government on the issue of civil partnerships and has argued that they "create a two-tier system of inequality".
[citation needed] In June 2009 he attempted to perform a citizen's arrest on Salford MP Hazel Blears at a constituency party meeting in Swinton.
[12][13] Comedian Mark Steel co-hosted a fundraising gig at the Dancehouse Theatre in support of Henry's election campaign.