Florida is one of seven states that ban felons from voting, unless they successfully petition to have their rights restored.

The next year, with her political rights restored, she easily won a seat for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party in the country's boisterous Legislative Assembly.

He pointed out that more criminals were getting their rights restored without hearings under a smoother process set in place by the governor.

Citizens who are currently ineligible to own a firearm under current laws may have the opportunity to have their firearms rights restored.

They only want their rights restored.

Finally the rights of thousands of motorists to sit snarling in traffic have been restored - another victory in the war on terrorism.

On Thursday, Mr. Lee, who is 37 years old, was one of 2,335 political offenders who were granted amnesty and had their civil rights restored.

The press must be free and all human rights restored.

It is the EU's fervent hope that working together with the US, we shall get true democracy and human rights restored to Cuba.

After having his civil rights restored, he ran again for the City Council and won.