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Safeguarding Adults Week 2025: Reflecting on Rights and Risk

To mark Safeguarding Week 2025, we reflect on how practitioners can take a rights-based approach in safeguarding, maximising people’s dignity.

19 Nov 25

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Human Rights & Social Housing

Human Rights & Social Housing

With big develops in the UK social housing sector, it is essential that we consider a human rights-based approach to the provision of social housing.

20 Oct 25

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Liberty Safeguard Protections Are Back – Will It Fix a Broken System or Break Rights?

Liberty Safeguard Protections Are Back – Will It Fix a Broken System or Break Rights?

Daisy Long, social worker & BIHR RITES member, explores what the Supreme Court case and LPS announcement mean for people’s Article 5 right to liberty.

20 Oct 25

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Mental Health Care: Bridging the Gap Between Policy & Practice

Explore how the Human Rights Act bridges gaps between mental health policy and practice in the UK. BIHR insights for World Mental Health Day 2025.

06 Oct 25

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Human Rights & CCTV Cameras in Care

Human Rights & CCTV Cameras in Care

Our CEO spoke to ITV News about the Human Rights Act's role in ensuring every person who receives care is safe, treated with dignity and respect, and supported to live a fulfilling and equal life.

25 Jun 25

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Our Community Programme & Human Rights in Action

Our Community Programme & Human Rights in Action

As we come to the end of our 2022–2025 Community Programme, we reflect on the importance of human rights-based approaches in community work and the real-life impact this can have.

15 Apr 25

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World Social Work Day 2025

World Social Work Day 2025

We spoke with Annie, our Senior Human Rights Officer and social worker, about social work, human rights, and her advice for embedding rights in practice.

18 Mar 25

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Human Rights Day 2024: A Day for Celebration

Human Rights Day 2024: A Day for Celebration

Marking Human Rights Day 2024, read our CEO Sanchita's blog reflecting on why human rights are so important for us all.

10 Dec 24

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Community Programme 2024: Visiting Bomoko NI

Community Programme 2024: Visiting Bomoko NI

Join Senior Human Rights Officer Annie on her visit to the Bomoko NI offices to test out the first draft of our co-designed human rights support solution for women seeking asylum and refuge.

01 Nov 24

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Advocacy Awareness Week 2024: The impact of human rights advocacy

Read our blog on the impact of human rights advocacy, written for Advocacy Awareness Week 2024.

14 Oct 24

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