London Communities: Human Rights Programme

At BIHR, we support people and communities to put human rights into action. That action looks different for every group, but it can mean linking social justice issues and public body interactions to human rights law; improving knowledge and confidence in using human rights language; co-producing resources and advocacy tools; and/or supporting sustainable changes in organisations.

We’re teaming up with Just Fair to offer free, tailored support to community groups in London. Over the next five years, we’ll work directly with those facing discrimination and disadvantage in London to use human rights law in their everyday work to create practical, real-world change.

The programme aims to promote and develop the use of human rights-based approaches for London-focused civil society organisations. 

At BIHR and Just Fair our work over many years has shown us that when community groups are supported to use international and domestic human rights law, there is an opportunity to create social justice through practical, real-world change.    

We hope that by the end of the programme, organisations we’ve worked with along the way are empowered to use a Human Rights Based Approach to participate in the development of policies and practices that impact the lives of their communities. To help them get there, we’ll be providing tiers of support and resources – including training and funding – to build the capacity of individual organisations and the wider ecosystem of groups working for social change in London.  

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This project has kindly been funded by the Baring Foundation and City Bridge Foundation.

We're pleased to announce the four community partners that have been selected to work with us over the next four years. Over the course of the programme, each organisation will receive funding and support to use human rights-based approaches in their everyday work to create practical, real-world change for the people they support.   
 
Community Plan for Holloway is calling for much-needed social housing; the Indoamerican Refugee & Migrant Organisation addresses structural inequalities faced by Latin Americans; Southall Community Alliance brings together local groups and residents; and Unfold supports families and young people in Westminster. Find out more and get the free community resources on BIHR and Just Fair’s websites.