Why our Human Rights Act Matters

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 is a Legal Organiser at Migrants Organise and tells us how our Human Rights Act often provides a lifeline to migrants in the UK in his guest blog.

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

Nannette Youssef tells us why our Human Rights Act Matters to Black and minority ethnic communities in the UK.

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

Deborah, Social Worker in Mental Health teams since 2003, an Approved Social Worker and now an Approved Mental Health Professional talks about human rights.

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.