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  2. Human Rights Act 1998 - Wikipedia

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    The Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 9 November 1998, and came into force on 2 October 2000. [1] Its aim was to incorporate into UK law the rights contained in the European Convention on Human Rights.

  3. Human Rights Act - Wikipedia

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    Human Rights Act may refer to: Australia. Human Rights Act 2004 (Australian Capital Territory) Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Victoria)

  4. Human rights in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Human rights in the United Kingdom concern the fundamental rights in law of every person in the United Kingdom.An integral part of the UK constitution, human rights derive from common law, from statutes such as Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Human Rights Act 1998, from membership of the Council of Europe, and from international law.

  5. Human rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 are examples of human rights that were enumerated by Congress well after the Constitution's writing. The scope of the legal protections of human rights afforded by the US government is defined by case law, particularly by the precedent of the Supreme Court of the ...

  6. Human rights - Wikipedia

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    The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the IACHR) is an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, also based in Washington, D.C. Along with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, based in San José, Costa Rica, it is one of the bodies that comprise the inter-American system for the promotion and protection of human ...

  7. Human Rights Act 1993 - Wikipedia

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    The Human Rights Act 1993 is an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand that deals with discrimination. It was a consolidation and amendment of the Race Relations Act 1971 and the Human Rights Commission Act 1977. It came into force on 1 February 1994. The Act governs the work of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission.

  8. Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Wikipedia

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    The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), one of the oldest human rights organizations, has as its core mandate the promotion of the respect for all rights set out in the Declaration, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

  9. Human Rights Act 2004 - Wikipedia

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    The Human Rights Act 2004 is an Act of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly that recognises the fundamental human rights of individuals. Ratified by the Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly on the 1 July 2004, it was among the first of its kind to define and enshrine human rights into Australian law by establishing civil, political, economic, social and ...