On this page we focus on finding out what are the 10 rights in the Bill of Rights. This is for Grade 12 Life Orientation Term topic – Democracy and human rights.
As we have already mentioned, the Bill of Rights affects anyone who lives in South Africa. It is important to know which exact rights are mentioned in the Bill of Rights.
10 Rights in the Bill of Rights
The 10 rights which are found in the Bill of Rights are the following:
- Rights to Equality
- Rights to Human dignity
- Rights to Life
- Rights to Freedom and security of the person
- Protection from Slavery, servitude and forced labour
- Rights to Privacy
- Rights to Freedom of religion, belief and opinion
- Rights to Freedom of expression
- Rights to Freedom of assembly, demonstration, picket and petition
- Rights to Freedom of association
It is important to note that the Bill of Rights does not only have 10 rights. It actually has 27 rights in total. Below is a list of more rights which are found in the Bill of Rights:
- Political rights
- Citizenship
- Freedom of movement and residence
- Freedom of trade, occupation and profession
- Labour relations
- Environment
- Property
- Housing
- Health care, food, water and social security
- Children’s rights
- Education
- Language and culture
- Cultural, religious and linguistic communities
- Access to information
- Just administrative action
- Access to courts
- Arrested, detained and accused persons’ rights