Human rights in the Allied States

Human rights in the Allied States are defined and protected by the Constitution (mostly by the Bill of Rights), statue law as well as state counterparts. International law does not apply within the Allied States unless Senate ratifies a treaty or resolution to be applicable. The Allied States is considered free and ranks among the top-most free nations in the world, despite having a conservative government and populous.
== Equality ==
=== Race and ethnicity ===
North America has a long history of racial discrimination, most notably the 1960s' civil rights era in the United States. With the Allied States' secession in 2004, the tradition of "all men are created equal" has been continued. Racial or ethnic discrimination is effectively banned with few exceptions. No employer may deny an applicant for employment because of their race. No recreational property owner may disallow people of a certain race access to said property (however, it is actively discouraged for people to enter onto property managed by a racial supremacist entity).
Exceptions, however, do exist. Organizations concerned with promoting racial segregation or racial supremacy must register with the federal government as an Article 2R entity if they want to disallow certain races on their premises. Notable examples include Ku Klux Klan-related event areas or Aryan Nations-related gatherings. These provisions of the Company Act of 2006 are highly criticized, and there have been numerous attempts to overturn it and "ban discrimination entirely." The Act was repealed and amended in 2007, however less than two months later, the Supreme Court declared the amended act unconstitutional and void. 
=== Gender and sex ===
Both men and women are equal under federal law, and enjoy exactly the same rights and privileges, of course, with some exceptions. Men and women are both entitled to vote in local, state and federal elections. In legal context, gender cannot be changed within the Allied States, however, transgender people (who changed gender in another nation) are still protected. Any transgender immigrants must be naturalized in their gender of birth, as well as returning transgender citizens must remain registered in their birth gender.
Exceptions of "gender equality" are mainly found within employment. Strip clubs or organizations dealing in pornography may deny a person employment on the basis of their gender, as well as religious or cultural institutions which have interest therein. Sexual harassment is defined by the Act of X and thus disallowed by law. Sexual harassment is however less broadly defined within Allied States law than in other countries.
=== Sexual orientation ===
The LGBT Rights Act of 2008 gives any person, male, female or transsexual, the right to enter into a civil union on federal level. Marriage, in the religious context, is to be decided upon by the states. California, Nevada, Iowa, and Colorado are currently the only states which allow same-sex marriage. Marriage and civil unions are essentially synonymous in the Allied States, as domestic partners can file joint-tax returns and sponsor non-Columbardian citizens' immigration into the Allied States.
The LGBT Rights Act also establishes that same-sex couples may not adopt children, thus such a benefit is excluded from civil unions. The reason for this provision was described by a Confederate sponsor of the bill. He stated that no normalization of inter-gender sexual relations can take place, and although he respects homosexuals' right to choose their sexual orientation, children must make up their own minds from the perspective of a normal heterosexual relationship.
Discrimination against LGBT individuals is outlawed with several exceptions, mostly pertaining to employment. Homosexuals or transgender people may be denied employment at a primary or high school (however not universities or colleges), for the reason of not "misleading" the pupils to "accept homosexuality as normal." LGBT individuals may be denied employment at religious institutions, as well as organizations such as gentlemen's clubs or brothels.
== Freedoms ==
=== Speech ===
=== Religion ===
The First Right of the Constitution also gives persons the right to follow any religion they want. Satanism is not classified as a religion by Allied States law and its practices are thus unlawful. Anti-religion movements are heavily regulated and have been reported to be persecuted.
=== Assembly and protest ===
=== Association ===
=== Privacy ===
=== Press ===
=== Internet ===
The No Man's Land Act of 2012 solidifies the principle of internet neutrality. The government and courts of the Allied States may, by law, no longer request or forcibly take down internet sites. Censorship on the internet is effectively a thing of the past within the Allied States. This has caused extreme controversy with conservative and right-wing people and institutions.
== Justice and legal system ==
=== Correctional system ===
=== Capital punishment ===
=== Police brutality ===
== International community ==
=== International Criminal Court ===
== See also ==
*Law and justice in the Allied States
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