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	Casting an Australian Eye to European Human Rights in The United Kingdom: The Political Dimensions of a Legal World - ...
		The reason for concentrating on the United Kingdom for the purposes of the present forum lies in the simple, but significant fact that Australia's legal and political heritage is rooted in the United Kingdom.
		The rights to liberty, privacy and fair trial; the rights to free assembly and free expression, conscience and religion and freedom from discrimination - all classic civil and political rights (central to both the ECHR and the ICCPR) - are the very building blocks of democratic society.
		In the area of human rights, as in all other areas, the bulging library shelves of statutes and regulations are testimony to the increased activity of both the Parliament and the Executive (for example, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Data Protection Act 1984 and the Public Order Act 1986).
	www.austlii.edu.au /au/journals/AJHR/1995/6.html (5755 words)

	Human rights in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom has a long and established tradition of avowed respect for its subjects' human rights.
		The European Court of Human Rights ruled that this constituted "cruel and inhuman treatment", but fell short of torture in a landmark 1978 case [1].
		JUSTICE is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the UK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom (1478 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Europe and Central Asia : United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
		British parliamentarians who campaigned for human rights in Timor-Leste (then East Timor) were today urged to press the UK government for action on key recommendations of a landmark report on violations committed in Timor-Leste.
		Human Rights Watch provided an expert statement to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) on the lack of reliability of diplomatic assurances contained in the "memorandum of understanding" (MoU) between the UK and Jordan, concluded by the two governments in August 2005.
		Human Rights Watch commends the collective call by the European Union to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center that was made at the E.U.-U.S. summit last month.
	www.hrw.org /europe/uk.php (1305 words)

	2004 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in the United Kingdom
		The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens; although there were some problems, the law and judiciary provide effective means of addressing individual instances of abuse.
		Some political parties and human rights groups have raised concerns that the Government may seek to limit the public scope of the four inquiries to avoid the exposure of potentially embarrassing information, especially in the Finucane case.
		In the past, human rights groups have stated that available statistics underreported the casualties because many victims were too intimidated to report the attacks.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41716.htm (7617 words)

	Human Rights Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Human rights remain at the heart of the foreign policy agenda and the UK works through international forums and bilateral relationships to spread the values of human rights, civil liberties and democracy which we in the UK demand for ourselves.
		deals with the place of human rights in foreign policy and outlines main issues of contention - torture, religious freedom, equality, death penalty, child rights and freedom of expression.
		All human rights reports are available on the Reports page.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029393564 (285 words)

	Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance UK
		Chairman of the Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance Inaugurated as an Ambassador for Peace.
		Human rights in many countries of the world needs your help.
		The Foundation for Human Rights and Tolerance United Kingdom brings about increased awareness and demand for basic rights and freedoms as set forth in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
	www.humanrightsandtolerance.org.uk (203 words)

	Department for Constitutional Affairs - People's Rights
		We are responsible for the Human Rights Act and the development of human rights policy generally.
		We are not responsible for enforcing the Act and cannot investigate alleged human rights violations.
		If you want information about how to deal with a breach of your rights under the Act or on bringing a human rights case to court, you must contact a solicitor or other legal advisor.
	www.dca.gov.uk /peoples-rights/human-rights/index.htm (125 words)

	Youth For Human Rights UK - teaching Human Rights to Young People.
		The purpose of Youth for Human Rights International is: "To teach youth around the globe about Human Rights, thus helping them to become valuable advocates for the promotion of tolerance and peace."
		Youth for Human Rights United Kingdom was formed as part of the Youth for Human Rights International because it was realised that very little is being done to teach human rights to young people.
		In support of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, Youth for Human Rights United Kingdom is working on projects to bring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to youth through essay and art contests and by providing materials for students and teaching guides for schools.
	www.youthforhumanrights.org.uk (255 words)

	Human Rights \| Equality \| Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Human Rights must be at the centre of all Government legislation, policy and administration practice.
		The Human Rights Unit in OFMDFM has developed guidance to help public authorities in Northern Ireland understand how the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights affects their work.
		It will assist policymakers in Northern Ireland to assess the potential human rights impacts of their policies and/or decisions.
	www.humanrightsni.gov.uk (194 words)

	Citizens Commission on Human Rights - United Kingdom
		Through rare historical and contemporary footage and interviews with more than 160 doctors, attorneys, educators, survivors and experts on the mental health industry and its abuses, this riveting documentary blazes the bright light of truth on the brutal pseudoscience and the multi-billion pound fraud that is psychiatry.
		We think you have the right to know the cold, hard facts about psychiatry, its practitioners and the threat they pose to our children.
		CCHR and the CCHR logo are trademarks and service marks owned by Citizens Commission on Human Rights and are used with its permission.
	cchr.org.uk (230 words)

	Liberty - Protecting Civil Liberties Promoting Human Rights : Home
		Calling all Liberty supporters to support peaceful protest and defend the Human Rights Act
		12/12/2006 Outstanding rights leaders were honoured at the 2006 Liberty/JUSTICE Human Rights Awards, hosted by the international law firm Herbert Smith.
		The Lords upheld Liberty's arguments in the Laporte case that the police failed properly to respect the right to freedom of expression and assembly when they stopped 120 peace activists en route to an anti-war demonstration at RAF Fairford airbase.
	www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk (311 words)

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