We’re continuing to create new resources and information to help you stand up for our Human Rights Act. Our meeting with the Commissioner for Human Rights On 30th June, our Head of Policy, Carlyn, met with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatovic. The Commissioner is creating a report on human rights in the UK and Carlyn shared with her our concerns about the Rights Removal Bill. Watch Carlyn’s video on her meeting with the Commissioner: YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHoHcgAKsiU You can read the Council of Europe’s press release here, saying that the United Kingdom “backsliding on human rights must be prevented”. You can also read an article in the Guardian about the Commissioner’s concerns here. Our Need to Know guide to jury trials The Government says its Rights Removal Bill will “recognise that trial by jury is a fundamental component of fair trials in the UK.” Article 6 of our Human Rights Act prote…

This post was originally published on British Institute of Human Rights News .