Family Visits and Care Home Complaints: Getting it Right Read more
We respond to the Supreme Court judgement on the human rights duties of the police Read more
To mark 17 years of the Human Rights Act, we're 'unwrapping' the Human Rights Act. With information & stories, we'll be sharing how the Act works and how it makes a difference. Read more
The place for news and views from BIHR (and some guest bloggers), amplifying often unheard stories that should be part of our debates about the value of the Human Rights Act and human rights in the UK.
Please note views expressed in this blog do not necessarily reflect the views of BIHR.
The Need for Human Rights in Commissioning Read more
Last Week's Other Supreme Court Case: Deprivation of Liberty of 16 and 17 year olds Read more
The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture's Visit to the UK and the Concerns We Raised Read more
The Right to Relationships: living an equal life Read more
How human rights is combating the deployment of facial recognition systems in our public spaces. Read more
Human rights: putting a woman’s wishes and feelings at the centre of decision making. Read more
How human rights mean that we can maintain control of our lives, regardless of our age. Read more
A quick look at the new PM's track record on human rights issues here at home Read more
We give some background to the country-wide #Stripped of Human Rights protests Read more
We look at the idea of “rescuing human rights” and how this affects our work here in the UK. Read more
From Reports to Making Changes Through Human Rights Read more
Our Director's Twitter thread responding to Panorama's Whorlton Hall expose Read more
We respond to calls to ban to pain-inducing restraint & solitary confinement of children Read more
The Mental Capacity Act (Amendment) Bill is almost at the end of the parliamentary process. Read more
We respond to media headlines about human rights, husbands and sexual relationships Read more
A day to reflect on how the Human Rights Act protects the rights of women here in the UK. Read more
Geraldine Van Bueren QC debunks myths that the UDHR was a Western document written by men. Read more
The Human Rights Act is Under Renewed Attack Read more
Human rights in the UK: A glance back and a gaze forward Read more
3 of 2018's most significant human rights cases in a nutshell Read more
BIHR Director Sanchita Hosali on 20 years of the Human Rights Act Read more
Lady Hale: Universal Human Rights at Home, 20 years of the Human Rights Act Read more
What is the human rights story behind the 2017-18 NHS DoLS stats? Read more
Following Grenfell there are calls for changes to our national approach to housing: Where do human rights fit in? Read more
The Human Rights Act ensuring equal treatment for everyone, including children with SEND Read more
The Isis 'Beatles': can we serve justice through human rights? Read more
Withdrawal of life-sustaining hydration and nutrition: when should the courts be involved? Read more
Meet our new QMUL Summer Interns; why did they choose BIHR? Read more
We look at whether the New Mental Capacity Amendment Bill protects human rights. Read more
Older people's deaths in Gosport Hospital, it's a human rights issue Read more
BIHR responds to the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) Read more
Reflections on using human rights in mental health advocacy Read more
n|compass Advocacy Service celebrate 70 years of universal human rights Read more
We're at the National Care Forum annual conference talking about human rights in care Read more