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Human rights in UK

Updated: 11/8/2022
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The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in the UK in the year 2000. The Act outlines and protects various aspects of human rights issues, including:

  • the right to life
  • the right to liberty and freedom
  • the right of free speech and peaceful protest
  • the right to equality
  • the protection of property
  • freedom of thought and religion
  • protection against slavery
  • protection against torture
  • the right to fair trial
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