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Our Trustee Board

Meet the Board of the British Institute of Human Rights! Below find out more about our Trustees, who they are, what they do, and why they provide their invaluable support to BIHR. 

Watch Sir Nicolas discussing the importance of our Human Rights Act and the European Convention system in a Channel 4 news piece here. Sir Nicholas describes his motivation for Chairing our Board of Trustees as:

“The British Institute of Human Rights is an organisation I have long admired. After fourteen years as a judge in the European Court of Human Rights, and an even longer career as a lawyer, I see the powerful and vital role BIHR plays in making sure we all know that human rights are not a remote, technical subject. I urge you to join in ... your support can make the difference, helping strengthen work to bring rights to life in these challenging times.”

 

Talking about why he supports BIHR, Mark says:

"I was drawn to BIHR because I felt human rights were being undermined and eroded and want to help in any way I could, and I enjoy helping project finance strategy and advice. It is an important time for human rights, the erosion and challenge of rights has been even greater in the time of Covid. It is a real pleasure to be part of an organisation working really hard to ameliorate that position."

Watch Mark's video here.

Talking about why she supports BIHR, Tanni says:

"I became a trustee of the British Institute of Human Rights because I was already working on welfare reform, benefit reform, legal aid, disability rights; and for me it was that piece of the jigsaw that pulled everything together"

Watch Tanni's video here

Talking about why he supports BIHR. Imran says:

"BIHR is not about sitting around and debating, it is about how do we change people's lives for the better, using the Human Rights Act in a way to change society"

Watch Imran's video here

 

Talking about why she supports BIHR. Edith says:

“It is a privilege to be on the Board of BIHR, especially in these troubled times. Defending Human Rights in the UK should be a superfluous activity but sadly is as important now as it has ever been. The practical support BIHR provides to people working on the frontline is invaluable in defending the rights of everyone in the UK so they can lead lives of dignity and purpose”

Published: 20th June, 2017

Updated: 5th November, 2020

Author: Sanchita Hosali

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