News from BIHR 1. BIHR Supports Inquest’s call for the Government to amend the Judicial Review & Courts Bill to introduce automatic non-means tested public funding for bereaved families at inquests. This week BIHR has joined a coalition of organisations asking the Government to level the playing field at inquests by introducing automatic non-means tested public funding for bereaved families. You can read the full letter here.   In this thread we explain why proper access to inquests is essential to ensuring that the Right to Life is fulfilled. 2. BIHR speaks at Amnesty International’s UK Student Conference At the weekend, we went along to the Amnesty International UK Student Conference! At a workshop about celebrating the Human Rights Act's 23rd birthday, we talked to student activists and provided an introduction to the Act, how it works and why it matters. The students then took part in some craftivism, creating placards to show those in power why th...

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