Human Rights Act may refer to:

Australia

Human Rights Act 2004 The ''Human Rights Act 2004'' is an Act of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly that recognises the fundamental human rights of individuals. Ratified by the Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly on the 1 July ...

(Australian Capital Territory) *

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 The Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 is an Act of Parliament of the state of Victoria, Australia, designed to protect and promote human rights. It does so by enumerating a series of human rights, largely developed from thos ...

(Victoria)

Canada

* Canadian Human Rights Act (Federal) *

Human Rights Act 2003 The ''Human Rights Act 2003''c 12 (Act) is an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, the majority of which came into effect on November 5, 2004. The stated purposes of the Act are ''"to acknowledge within the framework of Inuit Qaujimajatuqa ...

(Nunavut)

Ireland

European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003 The European Convention of Human Rights Act 2003 is an act of the Irish parliament, the Oireachtas, which gave further effect to the European Convention on Human Rights in Irish law. It is substantially similar to the UK's Human Rights Act 1998 ...

New Zealand

* Human Rights Act 1993

United Kingdom

Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 (c. 42) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 9 November 1998, and came into force on 2 October 2000. Its aim was to incorporate into UK law the rights contained in the European Con ...

United States

Human Rights Act 1977 Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, cultur ...