http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk Comprehensive Advice on Human Rights en-us Mon, 08 Mar 2010 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 AboutHumanRights Content Manager janem@abouthumanrights.co.uk janem@abouthumanrights.co.uk http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/how-did-human-rights-laws-originate.html As far back as the signing of the Magna Carta people have fought for what they believed to be rights that had been denied to... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/prisoners-rights-if-convicted-crime-serving-sentence.html Anyone convicted of a crime in the UK, or being held on remand pending trial, will not be able to avail themselves of the ful... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/slavery-todays-society.html When people think of slavery they think in terms of early American History, of slave ships and press-gangs. But slavery is a... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/can-you-be-charged-without-caution.html This is a thorny issue and has been the subject of a great deal of court cases and newspaper articles. The Police are requir... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/human-rights-act.html The Human Rights Act 1998 is an act of Parliament which brought into the British Legal System certain elements of the Europea... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/freedom-from-torture-inhuman-degrading-treatment.html The basic human right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is contained in Artic... http://www.abouthumanrights.co.uk/freedom-from-slavery-forced-labour.html The right to be free from slavery is contained in Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Article 4 has...