Civil Rights

• • Civil rights are the protections and privileges given to all citizens by law. As opposed to human rights which are the rights that
    individuals have from birth.
    
    Category of civil rights:
    
    The right to privacy
    
    The right to peaceful protest
    
    The right to a fair investigation and trial if accused of a crime
    
    The right to vote
    
    The right to personal freedom
    
    The right to freedom of movement
    
    The right to equality before the law
    
    When citizens find that their civil rights are not being granted, they may form civil rights movements to claim equal protection for all
    citizens. They may also call for new laws to stop current discrimination.
    
    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations Organisation and helps to motivate and
    encourage civil rights movements in many different countries.
    
    
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    Hi, I’m Kailash Pillay, an attorney from the city of Johannesburg. My passion for the law
    stems from a desire to improve upon the lives of the vulnerable who fall prey to a
    corrupt system.
    I studied at the University of Johannesburg where I obtained my Bachelor of Laws
    degree, the starting point to the long journey of becoming a legal practitioner.
    This profession has taught me to persevere through the complexities of the law and to
    continually develop my skills as a legal professional.