How will it help my work?

What will the Human Rights Act Policy Academy help you do?

This is a practical programme for people who want to use the Human Rights Act in real policy, campaigning, and influencing work. You’ll learn how to:

• Use the Human Rights Act in policy submissions and consultation responses by clearly identifying which rights are engaged and making legally grounded recommendations.

• Strengthen campaigns by flagging the specific rights at risk and framing campaign messages around enforceable legal duties.

• Analyse laws and policies through a human rights lens, spotting risks, gaps, and unintended impacts early on.

• Make stronger arguments to decision‑makers, using human rights obligations to challenge poor or harmful decisions.

• Connect lived experience to human rights law in ways that are evidential, credible, and compelling.

• Respond confidently to attacks on the law, challenging misinformation with clear, accessible explanations.