BIHR In The Media

Bankers and the Human Rights Act, Guardian Online

16 December 2009

In this article, journalist Afua Hirsch comments on bankers and the Human Rights Act, noting the irony 'that while bankers have been able to embrace the language of human rights when it suits them, the most vulnerable members of society have no prospect of challenging depressing levels of cuts to public services'.

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BIHR's local government work highlighted in the Guardian

28 October 2009

Wednesday 28 October 2009

Liza Ramrayka reports on a recent roundtable to examine the implications for local government of embedding human rights in service delivery. 

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'We need an equality body with teeth': Letter to Guardian from BIHR Director

28 July 2009

BIHR's Director Katie Ghose has written to the Guardian in response to recent media coverage of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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BIHR comment on the Human Rights Inquiry Report in the Guardian

22 June 2009

On Monday 15 June the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched their Human Rights Inquiry Report, a study of the effect of Human Rights Act 1998 in Britain.

BIHR Director Katie Ghose was quoted commenting on the report in The Guardian

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Jonathan Rayner reports on BIHR's cross-party lectures in Law Society Gazette

11 May 2009

In 2008/2009 all three political parties gave lectures to BIHR to state their position on a potential Bill of Rights.

Read the transcripts from the lectures here, and Jonathan Rayner's articles in the Law Society Gazette below.

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BBC News reports BIHR's response to Bill of Rights proposals

27 March 2009

BBC News reports BIHR's warnings about the new Government proposals for a Bill of Rights.

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Afua Hirsch of the Guardian comments on BIHR's annual conference

30 January 2009

Guardian journalist Afua Hirsch attended the BIHR annual conference on 28 January 2009, and commented that the government may have introduced human rights, but it has failed to translate them into benefits people understand.

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Dr Thomas Stuttaford highlights BIHR event to raise awareness of respect for older people

22 December 2008

Dr Thomas Stuttaford highlights event co-hosted by BIHR to enhance respect and improve the care of the elderly in The Times .

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Open Democracy comments on BIHR lunchtime lecture given by Nick Herbert MP

26 November 2008

Open Democracy have commented on the BIHR lunchtime lecture given by Nick Herbert on 24 November 2008.

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The Daily Telegraph reports on launch of Changing Lives

26 November 2008

On 24 November 2008, the Daily Telegraph reported on BIHR's new report, Changing Lives.

Read the full article here.

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