WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP   10 December 2021   BIHR’s round-up of the week's top human rights news, from BIHR and beyond... News from BIHR 1. We celebrated Human Rights Day 2021! Did you know today is Human Rights Day? It’s observed on 10th December every year – the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, we celebrated with a virtual Human Rights Day event with talks from our inspiring partners at Warrington Speak Up, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) and Wakefield Council Social Services as well as a BIHR Lived Experience Expert Consultant. Warrington Speak Up shared their experience working with Human Rights Officer, Annie, on creating Easy Read resources that self-advocates could use when ensuring their rights are being looked after. Together discussed the ways the Human Rights Act intersects with children’s rights and impact assessments, including cases where the Article 8 rig...

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