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What’s inside This booklet, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Some new words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Using the Human Rights Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 What does the Act mean for you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Can any of your rights be interfered with? . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Your rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Right to life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Stopping torture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Stopping slavery and forced labour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Right to freedom and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Right to a fair trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 No punishment without law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Respect for private and family life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Freedom of thought, belief and religion . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Freedom of expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Freedom of assembly and association . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Right to marry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
the booklet? Stopping discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Protection of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Right to go to school or college . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Right to free elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Getting rid of the death penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Does the Human Rights Act change my rights? . . . . . . .13 Does the Act change how public organisations behave? 13 Can I use the Act against someone else? . . . . . . . . . . .14 Does the Act really change anything? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 What does the Act mean for democracy? . . . . . . . . . . .15 Can the Human Rights Act please everyone? . . . . . . . .15 What does the Act mean for our courts? . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Can the courts change Parliament’s decisions? . . . . . . .16 What about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? . . . .16 How can I find out more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 The Community Legal Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 The Equality and Human Rights Commission . . . . . . . .18
Page 1: A Guide to the Human Rights Act A b
Page 5 and 6: European Convention on Human Rights
Page 7 and 8: Can any of my rights be interfered
Page 9 and 10: ARTICLE 4 Stopping slavery and forc
Page 11 and 12: ARTICLE 8 Respect for private and f
Page 13 and 14: ARTICLE 12 Right to marry You have
Page 15 and 16: ARTICLE 3 OF PROTOCOL 1 Right to fr
Page 17 and 18: Every time Government wants to brin
Page 19 and 20: What does the Act mean for our Cour
Page 21 and 22: The Community Legal Service To find
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