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Know Your Rights
  
There are other rights that are for everybody (adults and children). 
  • You are equal to everyone else. This means that you must be treated the same as someone who is white, black, man, woman, short or tall. 
  • You have the right to live. This means that nobody is allowed to kill you and if they do, they must be punished. 
  • You have the right to freedom and security. This means that nobody is allowed to put you in jail for no reason or to stop you from moving around. If you do have to go to jail, this right also means that nobody should hit you or hurt you in any way. 
  • Slavery and forced labour is not allowed. Nobody can make you work when you are young. 
  • You have the right to privacy, which means if you want to be left alone, you have the right to do this. 
  • You have the right to think what you want, to say what you want and nobody can deny you this right. But remember that this does not mean that you can say horrible things about other people as that would not be nice. 
  • Everyone has the right to good and comfortable housing. Nobody can come to your house and throw you out unless the court has said they can do this. 
  • Everyone has the right to all basic health. This means that if you are ill, you have the right to see a doctor and get medicine. All people should also be able to get food and water to keep them healthy.

Having these rights in the Constitution, means that if they are not respected, it is against the law.

Remember that it doesn’t mean you can do what you want when you want. Just remember to treat people as you want them to treat you and that respecting other people’s rights is as important as them respecting your rights.



 
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