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The Care and Support Bill is currently going through Parliament. As well as seeking solutions to complex issues around the future provision of care, the Bill also provides a timely opportunity to clarify which bodies have legal obligations to uphold protections under the Human Rights Act. BIHR has joined with several other organisations, to call for an amendment which clarifies this situation.
BIHR’s Human Rights in Healthcare P
Proposals to scrap the General Duty of the Equality and Human Rights Commission return to the House of Lords. Our Deputy Director, Sanchita Hosali wrote to members of the House of Lords urging them to vote to keep the Duty, she said:
There is much talk, including by the Government, about public misconceptions of human rights and particularly the Human Rights Act. We think one of the best ways to remedy this is to ensure young people have the opportunity to learn about their human rights and those of others around them, and how the Human Rights Act actually works.
Our Human Rights Stories. Read the remarkable stories of how the Human Rights Act is shaping lives around the UK. 
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