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Human Rights
Everything you need to know about your human rights and how they are protected.
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What are human rights?
We look at where human rights come from, what they mean and how they’re protected.
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The Human Rights Act
The Human Rights Act 1998 sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to. Find out more.
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Exercising your human rights
Find out about practical action you can take if you feel that your human rights have been breached.
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Our human rights work
Read about our mission to promote awareness, understanding and protection of human rights as well as encouraging public authorities to comply with the Human Rights Act.