Midwifery and Human Rights: A Practitioner's Guide

This Guide has been developed to support midwives to deliver maternity services that respect human rights by providing accessible information about human rights and how they are relevant in a maternity context.

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International Women's Day 2019

A day to reflect on how the Human Rights Act protects the rights of women here in the UK.
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We're recruiting a new Policy and Programmes Manager! Find out more about joining our team.
Launch of Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards 2019

New Restraint Reduction Standards: Promoting human rights & minimising restrictive practice
"Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" - I am because you are

Geraldine Van Bueren QC debunks myths that the UDHR was a Western document written by men.

Posters for health and care practitioners

New poster series on using human rights in practice
Video: Patient Voice and Human Rights

New video on using human rights to engage patient's in decisions about healthcare
New toolkit: Hospital Discharge and Human Rights

A new toolkit on human rights and hospital discharge
Pocket cards on human rights

Handy wallet-sized pop-out cards with key info on your human rights
Posters: Your Human Rights

Posters about your human rights
Learning Disability, Autism and Human Rights

An accessible booklet aimed at people with learning disability and/or autism
Human Rights and Advocacy

Following a series of free, in-depth training sessions to health and wellbeing advocates in the northeast of England, BIHR has produced a factsheet for advocates.
Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Human Rights - practitioner toolkits

A suite of toolkits on human rights aimed at mental capacity and mental health practitioners
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
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.

My Human Rights

Find out what human rights are all about, including five key things everyone should know about their human rights.
The Human Rights Act

Find out about our law here at home, the Human Rights Act, and how it protects us all.
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The European Convention on Human Rights

Find out about the European Convention on Human Rights and what it means for you.
The history of human rights

Human Rights through the Ages premiered at our Human Rights Tour 2012. It highlights a handful of historical events that have contributed to our modern understanding of human rights, with a bit of tongue in cheek media commentary thrown in. It has proved extremely popular, have a watch and see what you think!
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A Human Rights Approach to Advocacy

Care and Support: A Human Rights Approach to Advocacy
Midwifery and Human Rights: A Practitioner's Guide

This Guide has been developed to support midwives to deliver maternity services that respect human rights.
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.
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