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Do Airport Security Measures Breach My Human Rights?
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks stricter and stricter security measures have been introduced at airports all over the world. From restrictions...
Equal Rights: The Right to be Treated Equally
Many of us have heard talk of the fight for equal rights, be it as a result of discrimination by age, race, colour, creed or sex. From the...
Human Rights and Adopted Children
Article 12 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“the ECHR”) upholds the right to start a family. The 1998 Human Rights Act enshrines this right in UK law. The...
Human Rights and CCTV
The use of CCTV in the UK, and its impact on human rights and civil liberties, regularly hits the headlines. Concerns are raised both about the number of CCTV...
Human Rights and the Internet
Use of the internet may raise a number of human rights issues. The last decade has seen a vast increase in the number of people using the internet on a daily basis....
Religious Freedom: The Right to Believe What You Want
Simply put: a Religion is a set of practices and beliefs. It is usually based around moral claims and specific supernatural beliefs about human...
The Freedom of Information Act and Your Rights
We have all seen news headlines about the ‘Big Brother’ world we live in; about how private information and records are held, used and, perhaps,...
The Rights of the Bereaved
There are few things as devastating as the loss of a loved one, be it suddenly or following a protracted illness; there is little that can cause the same sense of...
Where Can I Get Official Advice About my Human Rights?
Despite the fact that our human rights are codified in law, and public organisations and government bodies should have policies in place to...
Your Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech. It sounds so simple, natural even. We have the right to voice our opinions in any way we please, whether verbally, in writing or both. We have...
Your Privacy Rights : Data Protection Act and Privacy Laws
We live in an information age and it seems that everything we want to know about anybody is available, whether on the internet or in public...
