Human Rights

• Magna Carta (1215)


  Nobles restricted the power of King John and established the right to trial by jury
• Bill of Rights (1689)

  Increased the power of parliament
• European Convention of Human Rights (1950)


  Created the European Court of Human Rights
• Human Rights Act (1998)


  Protected the right to life, freedom from arrest without reason, a fair trial, privacy and prohibited torture
• Equality Act (2010)


  Made it illegal to discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion and sexual orientation