A UK-wide charity making positive change through human rights

Our theme for Human Rights Day 2023 was small places close to home as we celebrated the everyday impact of the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We're thrilled to have won the Best Supporter Award for 2023, having been nominated by three community groups we've worked with.

Read our letter response to the Scottish Government's consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland.

Read about the new programme from BIHR and Just Fair working directly with London communities to use human rights-based approaches to social justice issues.

A section-by-section guide to the ECHR.

Our plain-language explainer highlights some of the key differences between the Council of Europe and the European Union from the perspective of rights protections.

People seeking asylum argued that sending them to Rwanda to have their cases heard risked breaching their right to be free from inhuman or degrading treatment.

Hear from members of our RITES Committee on why it's so important that human rights apply to everyone equally.

Read our response to the Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on changing regulations on visiting rights in hospitals, care homes and hospices.

Read all about our three-year community programme funded by The Baring Foundation and find out how to apply to be involved.

In this blog, we celebrate the great news that the UK Government is not proceeding with the Rights Removal Bill and look ahead to the work still to be done to protect human rights in the UK.

Read our CEO's statement following the announcement from Justice Secretary Alex Chalk that the UK Government will not proceed with the Rights Removal Bill.

Read about our parliamentary event to mark one year of our RITES Committee - a coalition of lived experience experts advocating for the Human Rights Act.

Find out why the European Convention on Human Rights is described as a "living instrument" and what the margin of appreciation means for individual countries.

What is the European Convention on Human Rights? What does it mean for the UK? Find out about the ECHR and how it protects all our human rights in our explainer.

Read our recap of the Second Reading of the Refugee Ban Bill in the House of Lords, focusing on issues raised around human rights, international obligations and rule of law.

Find out where the Magna Carta comes from, what it does and which clauses are still law today.

Find out about Dominic Raab's replacement and what this could mean for the Rights Removal Bill and human rights protections in the UK.

This blog looks at some of the ways these Bills attempt to limit government accountability and roll back on our legally protected rights.

With 40+ other civil society organisations from across the UK, we wrote to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on our concerns with recent laws weakening Section 3.

Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead at Learning Disability England, tells us Why Our Human Rights Act Matters in this Easy Read blog.

Read about our concerns with the UK Government's "Illegal Migration Bill" and how it impacts people's human rights.

Read about our work with Council of Europe on our concerns with the UK Government's changes to human rights.

Read our recap of the Second Reading of the Home Secretary's Anti-Refugee Bill in which MPs voted that the Anti-Refugee Bill should proceed to the next stage.

Learn about who we are, what we do and how we promote practical use of the UK's Human Rights Act.

Find out about the Human Rights Act 1998 and how it applies across the UK.

Find out how you can support our work to promote and protect human rights across the UK.

Find out about the 16 rights protected by our Human Rights Act.