23 September 2016 The British Institute of Human Rights is pleased to announce the launch of our Joint Civil Society Report, submitted to the United Nations as part of its Universal Periodic Review of the UK. Launched on 22 September 2016, we were joined by the Rt Hon Harriet Harman (Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights) and David Isaac CBE (Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission) who shared their views on the human rights situation in the UK. The report has been produced as part of our Human Rights Check UK project*, which has been assessing human rights changes since the UK was last reviewed by the UN in 2012. We have engaged with over 175 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales** through both a Call to Evidence and hosting a series of events across Great Britain. These groups range from local community advocacy groups to large national organisations, working on issues such as health, older people, children, justice, education, welfare and many others. ...

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