In a recent article, Saba Salman reported on concerns that the Government’s Rights Removal Bill will leave disabled people in vulnerable positions, without the support and opportunities they require to lead fulfilling lives. The article features the stories of disabled people and their families who have relied on the Human Rights Act to help them lived dignified equal lives. The stories include which BIHR has been amplifying: The British Institute of Human Rights has highlighted how a parent used the Human Rights Act to challenge mental health hospitals over the treatment of her autistic son. The teenager was held in institutions between the ages of 14 and 18, handcuffed, transported in a cage and locked in a seclusion cell. The parent successfully argued for his discharge using sections of the Human Rights Act relating to the need to protect people from inhuman and degrading treatment and respecting people’s private and family life. She challenged ...

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