what is the humans rights act
The Human Rights Act. The Human Rights Act is a UK law passed in 1998. It means that you can defend your rights in the UK courts and that public organisations (including the Government, the Police and local councils) must treat everyone equally, with fairness, dignity and respect.hat this actually means is that it does two things: 1  Judges must read and give effect to legislation (other laws) in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights; 2  It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right.