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Freedom from arbitrary interference in one's pursuits by individuals or by government. The term is usually used in the plural. Civil liberties are protected explicitly in the constitutions of most democratic countries. (In authoritarian countries, civil liberties are often formally guaranteed in a constitution but ignored in practice.) In the U.S., civil liberties are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution's 13th Amendment prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude; the 14th bars the application of any law that would abridge the "privileges and immunities" of U.S. citizens or deprive any person of "life, liberty, or propertyÂ…without due process of law" or deny any person equal protection under the law; and the 15th guarantees the right of all U.S. citizens to vote. The related term civil right is often used to refer to one or more of these liberties or indirectly to the obligation of government to protect certain classes of people from violations of one or more of their civil liberties (e.g., the obligation to protect racial minorities from discrimination on the basis of race). In the U.S., civil rights are protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent legislation. See also American Civil Liberties Union.

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Wikipedia: Civil Liberty (UK)

Civil Liberty claims to be "an independent, non-political organisation autonomous of any political party in Britain". It appears to have close connections with the British National Party (BNP). It should not be confused with the pressure group Liberty, (previously the National Council for Civil Liberties).

Connections to BNP

The only member of Civil Liberty named on its website is its founder and director, Kevin Scott. Scott was a former BNP regional organizer for the North East. [1]

As of February 12, 2006, the Civil Liberty website listed the following "individuals who have been victimised because of their dissent", on whose behalf it claims to work:

  • BNP councillor Arthur Redfearn, who was dismissed from his job with West Yorkshire Transport Services
  • Nick Griffin and Mark Collett, the BNP activists prosecuted, ultimately unsuccessfully, for incitement to racial hatred (see BNP entry)

The same page also notes concern for BNP activist Tina Wingfield and support from Bradford BNP activist Darren Manby.

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