Rights

• Timeline of Rights

  Magna Carta - 1215

  ECHR - 1950, drawn up in the aftermath of WWII.

  HRA - 1998, enshrined the ECHR in UK law.

  FOIA - 2000, right of access to information held by public bodies.

  Equality Act - 2010, 9 protected characteristics. Age, disability, gender, marriage, maternity, race, religion, belief, orientation.