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Article 5: The Right to Liberty and Security Article 5: The Right to Liberty and Security Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects one of the most important freedoms that we have, the right to liberty and security of the person. This right is important because it protects individuals from being unfairly detained or having their freedom taken away by the State without a good legal reason. Article 5 is a limited right, this means that it can be restr
An Introduction to Human Rights: From Magna Carta to Modern Day Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person simply because they are human. Today, we expect things such as the right to fair trials, freedom of expression, and protection from discrimination, but these rights and freedoms have developed slowly over many centuries. This blog is an introduction to human rights and will guide you through the key moments in the development of human righ
