human rights act 1998 Flashcards
1
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what are human rights
A
a set of values.
they reflect the way that individuals should act towards one and other
2
Q
what are the seven human rights
A
- right to life
- freedom of speech
- right to fair and public trial
- right to freedom of torture
- right to freedom from slavery
- right to hold free elections
- right to marry
3
Q
what do human right have an entitlement to
A
human rights have an entitlement that everyone has irrespective of ethnic, origin, gender, age or class
4
Q
what can people do if they believe there rights have been infringed (actively break the terms) by an public organisations
A
people in the uk can seek redress/justice where you could tell a commission or staff.
you only go see a commission if a law has been broken