15 October 2021 BIHR’s round-up of the week's top human rights news, from BIHR and beyond... News from BIHR Our Human Rights Act Matters Right now, it is more important than ever to be making clear to those in power that we believe our Human Rights Act Matters. In the run up to this year’s Human Rights Day (on 10 December) we are asking people, groups, and organisations all across the country to share with us “Why our Human Rights Act matters…”. If you would like to take part in our campaign you can print out the sign below (or make your own sign like Eilidh!) and write on it your reasons for #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters. Then take a photo of yourself holding the sign and tag @BIHRhumanrights on social media.     This week we’ve published two brilliant guest blogs from people telling us why our Human Rights Act matters. On World Mental Health Day, we heard from Charli Clement who talked about why the Human Rights Act matters to he...

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