From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Civil liberties
are personal guarantees and freedoms that the
government
cannot have too much control of a single person's life, either by law or by
judicial interpretation
.
Civil liberties include the
freedom from torture
,
freedom from forced disappearance
,
freedom of conscience
,
freedom of press
,
freedom of religion
,
freedom of expression
,
freedom of assembly
, the right to security and
liberty
,
freedom of speech
, the right to
privacy
, the right to
equal treatment under the law
and
due process
, the
right to a fair trial
, and the
right to life
.