Human rights act in real life

At BIHR, we’re all about using the Human Rights Act practically. This page is full of real-life stories of people who have used the Human Rights Act to improve their own or other people’s lives and to get better results from public services.

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The ECtHR in Real Life

These short videos explain some key cases from the European Court of Human Rights that concerned the UK on issues including medical care, freedom of the press and housing for survivors of domestic violence.

The Sunday Times' story
David's story
A's story

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