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- Amnesty International - Includes organization profile and history, details of current campaigns, list of regional offices, online library, education section and volunteer information.
www.amnesty.org.uk
- Amos Trust - Human rights organisation with the aim of making people aware of the root causes of injustice.
www.onthewall.org/amos
- An overview of Civil Liberties legislation - A perspective on UK civil liberties, expressed as a time line with links to source documents.
magnacartaplus.org/civil-liberties/index.htm
- British Army Corruption - Looks at corruption in the British Army.
www.geocities.com/corruptionfighter/index.html
- Complete List of the Treaties of the Council of Europe, Including the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Protocols - 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.
conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/CadreListeTraites.htm
- Freedom & Justice for Samar and Jawad - A campaign to secure freedom for two people in prison for offences, it is claimed, they did not commit. Update on the case, newsletter, biographies, background information, and an invitation to support activities to prevent a miscarriage of justice.
freesaj.org.uk
- 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.
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm
- Lord Chancellor's Department - The actions of this department of Her Majesty's Government in enacting the Human Rights Act 1998.
www.humanrights.gov.uk
- 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.
www.magnacartaplus.org/index.htm
- The Human Rights Unit of the Northern Ireland Civil Service - 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.
www.humanrightsni.gov.uk
- Your Rights - Liberty's online guide to human rights law in England and Wales
www.yourrights.org.uk
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