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The Times
September 12 2000
The fundamental freedoms
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Article 1, A preamble to the convention, has not been enacted
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2: The right to life
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3: Prohibition against torture or inhuman or degrading treatment
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4: No one to be held in slavery and forced labour
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5: Right to liberty and security
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6: Right to a fair and public trial by an impartial, independent tribunal
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7: No one should be subject to retroactive penalties or law
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8: Right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence
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9: Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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10: Freedom of expression
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11: Right to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association
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12: Right to marry and found a family
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13: Right to a national remedy (not enacted because the Act itself is deemed sufficient remedy)
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14: All above rights to be secured without discrimination
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15: Derogation permitted in time of emergency (not enacted)
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16: Freedom to restrict political activity of aliens
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17: Prohibition of abuse of rights
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18: Limitation on use of restrictions on rights
Several other articles to the European Convention on Human Rights have been enacted:
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Right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions
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Right to education
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Free elections by secret ballot
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Abolition of death penalty except in wartime
