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Guides and Fact Sheets

You can find all our most recent guides, including resources for people using mental health / capacity services and toolkits for staff working in services in our shop (here), where you can order FREE hard copies. To find out more about using human rights in health and social care, visit our hub here, which includes stories of positive change for individuals and how staff are changing decisions and cultures to be more rights-respecting.

At BIHR we translate what human rights laws means for us in our everyday lives as individuals, public sector workers or charity and community groups. Check out some of our practical, plain language guides and factsheets which are free to download.

As you download your free resource please consider making a small donation to BIHR (e.g. £2). As a charity we receive limited funds, and your support will help us make sure we can update, reprint and post hardcopies to people who need our resources, particularly those with limited internet access.


A Pocket Guide for Carers

A Pocket Guide for Carers

Find out how the Human Rights Act is relevant to carers and the people they care for. Read more

Published: 26th September, 2014

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Woody Faulkner

Community Groups: Tips & Tools

Community Groups: Tips & Tools

Find out about how the Human Rights Act can help you with advocacy in Human Rights for Community Groups, Raising a Human Rights Issue: tips and tools Read more

Published: 26th September, 2014

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Woody Faulkner

End of Life Care and Human Rights: A Practitioner's Guide

End of Life Care and Human Rights: A Practitioner's Guide

This Guide has been developed to support those working in end of life care deliver care services that respect human rights. Read more

Published: 23rd May, 2016

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Gracie Bradley

Getting with the Act:  Our  Human Rights Act

Getting with the Act: Our Human Rights Act

Check out our eBook, a whistle stop tour of the Human Rights Act. Read more

Published: 1st February, 2016

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Gracie Bradley

Guide to Using International Human Rights

Guide to Using International Human Rights

A voluntary and community sector guide for using international human rights Read more

Published: 5th February, 2015

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Woody Faulkner

Human Writes, issue 1

Human Writes, issue 1

The Special Anniversary edition of our newspaper – Human Writes. Read more

Published: 10th December, 2015

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Gracie Bradley

Learning Disability, Autism and Human Rights

Learning Disability, Autism and Human Rights

An accessible booklet aimed at people with learning disability and/or autism Read more

Published: 23rd March, 2017

Updated: 16th August, 2017

Author: Natasha Fagelman

Make Human Rights Happen

Make Human Rights Happen

Find out more about BIHR's work to take human rights into communities, with creative and practical information,including real life stories from people and voluntary sector groups on why human rights matter. Read more

Published: 26th September, 2014

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Woody Faulkner

Mental Health Advocacy and Human Rights: Your Guide

Mental Health Advocacy and Human Rights: Your Guide

Co-produced with advocacy groups this guide shows how the rights and duties in the Human Rights Act can help strengthen support for people with mental health problems. It uses handy tables, flowcharts, case studies, and worked through examples. Read more

Published: 26th September, 2014

Updated: 6th August, 2019

Author: Woody Faulkner

Mental Health and Mental Capacity - your human rights

Mental Health and Mental Capacity - your human rights

Booklets on human rights aimed at people using mental capacity or mental health services, or those supporting them Read more

Published: 9th November, 2016

Updated: 29th March, 2018

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