Legislation
Learn more about human rights law in the UK, including the European Convention on Human Rights which the UK helped to write and the different sections of the Human Rights Act.
How to bring a legal case
Read our plain-language guide to bringing a legal case including by judicial review. Please be aware BIHR cannot support on individual cases.
How to bring a legal case
Read our plain-language guide to bringing a legal case including by judicial review. Please be aware BIHR cannot support on individual cases.
All About the European Convention on Human Rights
What is the European Convention on Human Rights? What does it mean for the UK? Find out about the ECHR and how it protects all our human rights in our plain-language and Easy Read explainers.
All About the European Convention on Human Rights
What is the European Convention on Human Rights? What does it mean for the UK? Find out about the ECHR and how it protects all our human rights in our plain-language and Easy Read explainers.
The Living Instrument & Margin of Appreciation Principles
Find out why the European Convention on Human Rights is described as a "living instrument" and what the margin of appreciation means for individual countries.
The Living Instrument & Margin of Appreciation Principles
Find out why the European Convention on Human Rights is described as a "living instrument" and what the margin of appreciation means for individual countries.
What is proportionality?
Read our explainer on the principle of proportionality and how it helps to ensure human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
What is proportionality?
Read our explainer on the principle of proportionality and how it helps to ensure human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled.
The Council of Europe versus the European Union
Our plain-language explainer highlights some of the key differences between the Council of Europe and the European Union from the perspective of rights protections.
The Council of Europe versus the European Union
Our plain-language explainer highlights some of the key differences between the Council of Europe and the European Union from the perspective of rights protections.
Separation of Powers, Parliamentary Sovereignty & the Rule of Law
Read our explainer on key principles of the UK's legal and political system and how they connect to the Human Rights Act.
Separation of Powers, Parliamentary Sovereignty & the Rule of Law
Read our explainer on key principles of the UK's legal and political system and how they connect to the Human Rights Act.
The Relationship Between the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights
Read our explainer on the UK's Human Rights Act and its relationship to the ECHR including why we need both and how they apply in devolved nations.
The Relationship Between the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights
Read our explainer on the UK's Human Rights Act and its relationship to the ECHR including why we need both and how they apply in devolved nations.
Hybrid public bodies: What is a “public authority” under the Human Rights Act?
Read our explainer on what constitutes a public body for the purposes of the Human Rights Act - and what it might cover more organisations than you think.
Hybrid public bodies: What is a “public authority” under the Human Rights Act?
Read our explainer on what constitutes a public body for the purposes of the Human Rights Act - and what it might cover more organisations than you think.
What do we mean by the State, Governments & Public Bodies?
We look at the different people and bodies that have duties and how you might see them referred to in laws, legal cases and guidance.
What do we mean by the State, Governments & Public Bodies?
We look at the different people and bodies that have duties and how you might see them referred to in laws, legal cases and guidance.
What are positive obligations?
Our one-minute video gives a brief overview of the requirement for public bodies to take active steps to respect, protect and fulfil human rights for everyone in the UK.
What are positive obligations?
Our one-minute video gives a brief overview of the requirement for public bodies to take active steps to respect, protect and fulfil human rights for everyone in the UK.
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act: a human rights explainer
Read about the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and our human rights concerns.
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act: a human rights explainer
Read about the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and our human rights concerns.
The Elections Act, Voter ID & the Right to Free Elections
Read about what the Elections Act 2022 does, what it means for human rights in the UK and steps you can take to access your right to vote.
The Elections Act, Voter ID & the Right to Free Elections
Read about what the Elections Act 2022 does, what it means for human rights in the UK and steps you can take to access your right to vote.
UK General Election 2024 Manifestos and Human Rights – What do they say?
An explainer on the human rights pledges in the 2024 general election party manifestos.
UK General Election 2024 Manifestos and Human Rights – What do they say?
An explainer on the human rights pledges in the 2024 general election party manifestos.
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