As 2016 draws to a close, we wanted to look back on some of the things we’ve achieved. There’s no doubt that this year has had its ups and downs but here’s a list of some of the good things we’ve done:  > Sent a letter to Prime Minister Theresa May on Human Rights Day signed by 164 organisations, calling on her not to scrap the Human Rights Act > Designed 3 new guides on mental health/capacity and human rights for service users, including our first ever accessible guide  > Produced 8 toolkits for practitioners working in mental health and mental capacity > Published 3 pocket guides for people working in health and social care (midwifery, nursing and end of life care) > Received unique submissions from over 90 organisations for our report to the UN for the UK’s Universal Periodic Review, and launched the report, signed and endorsed by over 60 organisations  > Organised for nearly 150 organisations to join with us, Amnesty UK and Liberty to ple…

This post was originally published on British Institute of Human Rights News .