News from BIHR Sessions! We really enjoy delivering human rights sessions as a chance to engage with lots of different groups of people across the country and help them understand more about human rights and what they mean. This week, we’ve worked with an adult and older persons inpatient mental health team; supported carers in Scotland to know and use human rights; delivered a human rights session to a range of staff working in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities; and delivered a session on applying human rights for people in the shared living sector. Blog! We’ve got a great range of blogs for you to have a look at! Why not try Human Rights Officer Eilidh’s latest blog on visiting policies during Covid-19 and why this is a human rights issue. Care home visiting policies have been in the news a lot over the past few weeks. As Eilidh reminds us, “making decisions about people’s rights which balance risks and safety and arrive at a proportionat...

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