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• Other rights protected under the Human Rights Act

  Lists some of the rights protected under the Human Rights Act 1998, including rights to education, freedom of expression, non-discrimination and protection of property

• Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way

  Explains how article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 protects you from torture or inhuman treatment, which causes you severe mental or physical suffering

• Complaining about the public sector equality duty

  How to use the public sector equality duty to challenge policies or decisions of a public authority which you think discriminate or put you at a disadvantage

• Must public authorities always comply with the public sector equality duty?

  Find out when public authorities don't have to comply with the public sector equality duty, covering judicial and immigration functions and age exceptions

• Using a food bank

  How to get emergency food from a food bank. You can get a referral or look for a food bank that you don't need a referral for, such as ones ran by a church

• How are your human rights protected by the courts?

  Explains how courts must protect human rights when applying the law and which laws the courts must apply, even if they breach the Human Rights Act 1998

• What are human rights?

  Explains what human rights are and how they are protected by law. Also lists organisations offer further information

• What your landlord can charge you for energy

  How much your landlord can charge you for energy, how to check they're charging the right amount, what to do if they charge you too much

• If your child is living in the UK illegally

  How to get your child a legal immigration status, such as British citizenship or ‘discretionary leave to remain’, if they are under 18 and living in the UK illegally

• Preparing to go to court as a witness

  How to get ready to go to court including information on what to wear, asking your employer for time off and what to do if you can't make the date