6 May 2021 News from BIHR 10 Free Human Rights Sessions – apply now! Does your organisation support people accessing/trying to access public services, their loved ones or carers? Want to know more about human rights, what they mean for the people you support and how you can use them to challenge policy and practice? We are offering 10 more free human rights sessions to partner organisations to support you with this! Apply to request a session by 21 May. If more than 10 organisations get in touch, we will decide which organisations to work with based on our external criteria. Find out more here. Our May Lunch & Learns In May, we’re holding a special Lunch and Learn series to mark the anniversary of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. We’ll be looking at key rights for people in health and care settings, particularly inpatients at ATUs like Winterbourne View, how advocates can support people to challenge practices and the duty on staff to protect and respe…

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