HUMAN RIGHTS INFO News BIHR's 2016 Achievements As 2016 draws to a close, we wanted to look back on some of the things we've achieved. There's no doubt that this year has had its ups and downs but here's a list of some of the good things we've done: > Sent a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May on Human Rights Day signed by 164 organisations, calling on her not to scrap the Human Rights Act > Designed 3 new guides on mental health/capacity and human rights for service users, including our first ever accessible guide > Produced 8 toolkits for practitioners working in mental health and mental capacity > Published 3 pocket guides for people working in health and social care (midwifery, nursing and end of life care) > Received unique submissions from over 90 organisations for our report to the UN for the UK's Universal Periodic Review, and launched the report, signed and endorsed by over 60 organisations > Organised for nearly 150 organisations to join with us, Amnesty UK and Liberty to pledge support for the Human Rights Act > Grew our Human Rights Alliance to over 160 member organisations > Launched a new health and human rights online hub > Upskilled voluntary organisations to advocate, inform and support beneficiaries all over the UK > Trained public services, including the Care Quality Commission, on human rights Here's hoping 2017 is no less successful!