Former President of the European Court of Human Rights Sir Nicolas Bratza reflects on 25 years of the Human Rights Act as he steps down from his role as Chair of Trustees at BIHR.

Keysha is a corporate paralegal with a BA Hons in Law, currently studying for her MSc in Human Rights at the University of London. She looks at the ways the Human Rights Act has supported her.

Hear from members of our RITES Committee on why it's so important that human rights apply to everyone equally.

Gary Bourlet, Membership and Engagement Lead at Learning Disability England, tells us Why Our Human Rights Act Matters in this Easy Read blog.

Brian Dikoff, Legal Organiser at Migrants Organise tells us how our Human Rights Act provides a vital safety net for migrants in the UK.

Edward Hodson, Research & Campaigns Co-ordinator at Coventry Citizens Advice, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to him.

Nannette Youssef is Policy Officer at the Runnymede Trust and tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to her.

Tom Bennett, Rights in Recovery Development Officer at Scottish Recovery Consortium, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to him.

Deborah has been a Social Worker in Mental Health teams since 2003 and qualified as an Approved Social Worker (later converted to Approved Mental Health Professional) in 2007. 

Kathy of Humanists UK tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to her and how she's used it to stand up for her rights.

Bea Patel, Campaigns Officer at Child Poverty Action Group, explains how they used our Human Rights Act to support families.

National Union of Journalist members on privacy, expression and Why Our Human Rights Act Matters to them.

Catriona Moore, Policy Manager at IPSEA, tells us Why the Human Rights Act Matters for young people with SEND.

Fiona Dawson (member of The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities Human Rights Town App Development Group) writes about why the Human Rights Act Matters to her.

Mia Leslie, Research Assistant at the Public Law Project, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to the rule of law.

Rani Selvarajah, Senior Research and Policy Officer at the End Violence Against Women Coalition, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to her.

Paul, a nurse working in mental health services, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to him.

Danielle Roberts is Senior Policy and Development Officer at Here NI, a community organisation and registered charity based in Belfast.

Emma Norton is the Director of the legal charity, the Centre for Military Justice. The charity provides legal advice, advocacy and other support to people in the Armed Forces that have suffered bullying, sexual harassment, racial discrimination or other abuse or neglect. 

Dates-n-Mates are Scotland’s national friendship and dating agency run by and for people with learning disabilities. They are a project of C-Change Scotland with branches in Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Aberdeen and Falkirk.

In this blog, we hear from two social workers sharing why the Human Rights Act matters to them and their profession.

Kamena Dorling is Head of Policy and Advocacy at Article 39. Article 39 is a small, independent charity which fights for the rights of children living in state and privately-run institutions.

Kirsten is a single parent of an autistic son who, from the ages of 14-18, was held in mental health hospitals and subjected to restrictive practices, including mechanical restraint and long periods in seclusion.

Tim Gee worked for Amnesty International UK from 2018 to 2021 . His fourth book “Open for Liberation: An activist reads the Bible” is published next year. 

The CEO of Silverline Memories tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to her and the people the charity supports.

Donald Macaskill, CEO of Scottish Care, tells us why our Human Rights Act matters to him and to us all.

Helen Moulinos is Chief Executive of a national advocacy charity fighting to have people’s human rights upheld and voices heard since 1996 called POhWER.

Ian shares why our Human Rights Act matters when advocating for his disabled child and the wider community

René Cassin is a charity working to promote and protect universal human rights, drawing on Jewish experience and values.

This blog is by Mhairi Snowden, Director of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland - Scotland’s civil society network to protect and promote human rights.

BIHR's Lived Experience Expert Consultant, Charli Clement, tells us how her knowledge of the Human Rights Act changed her life.

Find out about this guest series that shines a spotlight on why our Human Rights Act matters to people across the UK everyday.