This week’s news includes impact reports and a new blog on Why Our Human Rights Act Matters.    News from BIHR  We talked to healthcare staff about human rights in practice  On Thursday 22nd September, our Head of Policy, Carlyn, and Human Rights Officer, Lauren, went to Preston to talk to health care staff about how to put human rights at the centre of everything they do.   Read more about our work with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Trust here.  We spoke to lawyers about the Rights Removal Bill  On Thursday 22nd September, our CEO Sanchita went to Birmingham to talk to Irwin Mitchell about the Rights Removal Bill and what we might see next. She covered the history of human rights in the UK and why it’s important not to be complacent while the Bill is paused.  Read more about the Rights Removal Bill being paused here.    Tom from Scottish Recovery Consortium told us Why Our Human Rights Act Matters to peop…

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