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Weekly Human Rights News: 28 January 2022
28 January 2022
BIHR’s round-up of the week’s top human rights news, from BIHR and beyond.
News from BIHR
We asked the experts about the Government’s planned Human Rights Act reform
On Wednesday 26th January, we hosted an online event giving individuals and organisations the opportunity to ask experts from across all four nations questions about the Government’s planned Human Rights Act reform. We heard from distinguished speakers including:
Martha Spurrier, Director of Liberty
Professor Francesca Klug OBE, Visiting Professor at LSE Human Rights and an Academic Expert at Doughty Street Chambers.
Charli Clement, Lived Experience Expert Consultant at BIHR
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Director of the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association
Mhairi Snowden, Director of Human Rights Consortium Scotland
Brian Gormally, Director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice
Thank you so much to all who attended! We’ll be sharing a …