29 April 2021 News from BIHR Our open human rights Lunch & Learns Yesterday, we held our open Lunch and Learns! We look at the right to private and family life, which is protected by Article 8 of the Human Rights Act. Our Lunch and Learns are informal chats with a member of BIHR staff on a different human rights topic each month. Usually, access is exclusive to our Communities of Practice members. But for April’s Lunch and Learns, we made them open access so everyone can join! We had a great turn out at our 3 sessions for people, advocates and staff. Some interesting topics we raised, including: Can Art 8 be used when a family member is moved to another mental health unit & the LA is supporting family to visit? Can Art 8 be used to challenge decisions not to provide benefits or care and support people need to live their lives? How do human rights & Art 8 interact with best interest decisions? What can I do when I raise a human rights issue and it isn’t list…

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