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Advocacy Groups
British Australian Pensioner Association, Cambridgeshire Against Refugee Detention, Freedom & Justice for Samar and Jawad, Freedom to be Yourself, Liberty, Voices In the Wilderness - United Kingdom
Amnesty International
Includes organization profile and history, details of current campaigns, list of regional offices, online library, education section and volunteer information.
Amos Trust
Human rights organisation with the aim of making people aware of the root causes of injustice.
An overview of Civil Liberties legislation
A perspective on UK civil liberties, expressed as a time line with links to source documents.
BBC World Service: I have a right to...
Human rights case studies from around the world: freedom and equality; live and be safe; nationality, representation and education; work and have a family; justice before the law; think, believe and express myself.
Complete List of the Treaties of the Council of Eu
The full list of the treaties which create the structure of the European Union, including the Convention on Human Rights and all the protocols added to it.
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
For free speech and privacy, against child pornography.
Governing after the Human Rights Act
Contact information for an interdisciplinary conference on the effect of the Human Rights Act on the British State will be held Friday 17th January 2003, London Metropolitan University.
Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Free Speech on
Ongoing coverage about internet freedom in the UK and around the world. News, comment and analysis with links to relevant organisations and government sites.
Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Freedom of Info
Ongoing coverage of news and analysis about freedom of information acts in both the UK and the US, plus links to speeches, organizations, public polls, official government reports and legislation.
Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Human Rights in
Ongoing coverage includes information about the Human Rights Act plus archives of news, comment and analysis about relevant issues and topics.
Guardian Unlimited Special Report: Privacy on the
Ongoing news, comment and analysis focusing on internet issues worldwide and in Britain in particular, including the RIP Act. Includes links to pressure groups, research and government sites.
Human Rights Act 1998
Full text of the Act which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into English Law subject to the final discretion of Parliament: the act was designed to retain sovereignty.
Human Rights Unit
Responsibilities are the Human Rights Act 1998, which incorporates into UK law rights and freedoms guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, and various other Human Rights Treaties. Includes law and judgments, policy statements, news, guidance and Human Rights Task Force details. From the Lord Chancellor's Department.
Human Rights Watch for Northern Ireland
Aims to promote and agree a democratic Charter for all the people of Northern Ireland, ensuring whatever their class, creed or political opinion, they enjoy equal human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Justice
UK based human rights campaigns organisation - includes links to important Human Rights documents.
MagnacartaPlus
Site to promote civil liberties and provide information in pursuit of this objective. A watch on any attempts by governments to reduce or interfere with civil liberties and freedoms.
Observer Special Reports: Liberty Watch
The best of The Observer's commentary and analysis on civil liberties issues in the wake of September 11th.
STAND
Lobby your MP and Jack Straw against the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill (RIP) which this site argues is a threat to computer privacy.
The Human Rights Unit of the Northern Ireland Civi
A unit within the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, aiming to promote a culture of protection of human rights throughout the Northern Ireland Departments. News, database of legal data, information on training provided and ideas of best practices.
Your Rights
Liberty's online guide to human rights law in England and Wales