British Institute of Human Rights

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BIHR is supporting six voluntary and community sector organisations to use human rights in their work.

http://www.bihr.org.uk/projects/poverty

Read about the training and consultancy services that BIHR can offer.

http://www.bihr.org.uk/training-and-consultancy

Read about our initiative to stimulate fresh thinking and a more positive discourse about human rights.

http://www.bihr.org.uk/policy-and-public-affairs/changing-the-face-of-human-rights

Read BIHR's report, Changing Lives, to find out why the Human Rights Act is so important.

http://www.bihr.org.uk/documents/policy/changing-lives-second-edition

Latest News

Support BIHR's marathon runner!

26 February 2010

On 25th April 2010, BIHR supporter Lucy Rigby will be running the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for BIHR.

Human rights documentary wins award at London Short Film Festival 2010

19 January 2010

A short human rights film, Mother's Day, produced as part of the ISIS initiative run in partnership with BIHR, has won the Best Documentary Award at this year's London Short Film Festival.

International Human Rights Day 2009 - BIHR launches poverty and human rights project

10 December 2009

BIHR is delighted to mark International Human Rights Day 2009 with the launch of our Poverty and Human Rights project. Over 100 people will attend a launch event in London today to celebrate our new initiative to tackle poverty through human rights.

Launch of Human Rights and Local Government Project

30 November 2009

A Human Rights and Local Government Project was launched on 24 November in Westminster, at an event attended by over 70 delegates from local government.

The Guardian highlights Human Rights and Healthcare project

25 November 2009

Today's Guardian features the Human Rights and Healthcare Project, a project led by the Department of Health with five NHS Trusts, BIHR and ROI Operations. An article in Society Guardian reports on a recent roundtable discussion convened by the Guardian in partnership with the Equalit