Citizens ⇒ enjoy rights as members of that country.
Definition: Rights refer to freedom and privileges that citizens in a country have. #SocialStudiesDefinitions
Rights of citizens⇒ usually laid out in the constitution ⇒ protected by law and should be respected by everyone in the country
**Article number/rights:
9 → liberty of person - no person should be detained unlawfully
10 → slavery and forced labor prohibited - no person be made a slave
11 → protection against retrospective criminal laws and repeated trials - no person can be punished for doing something which was not an offense when he did it
12 → equal protection - all persons are equal before law and entitled to equal protection under law
13 → freedom of movement - subject to certain legal exceptions → every citizen of SG has right to move freely throughout SG + right to live in any part of singapore
14 → freedom of speech, assembly, association – subject to certain restrictions → every citizen of SG has the right to free speech and expression; assembly peacefully and without arms + form associations.
15 → freedom of religion - every person has the right to practice one’s religion.
16 → rights in respect of education - no citizen of SG → discriminated against on grounds of religion, race, descent, place of birth → when it comes to the administration of any educational institution by a public authority.**
Subsidized Healthcare for Singaporean citizens ⇒ polyclinics provide basic healthcare at a very low cost for Citizens Subsidized education ⇒ low cost education for citizens Voting rights ⇒ can participate in political decision making ⇒ play a part in countries future and management