This week’s news includes the Human Rights Act reform debate in Parliament and a new member of our team. News from BIHR We welcomed a new Human Rights Officer! We welcomed our new Human Rights Officer, Phoebe. Phoebe brings experience working in the third and public sector and experience working with families in the SEND community, informing parents and young people of their rights and the legal process to enforce them. Hear from Phoebe on why she’s excited to join BIHR below: YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJH1FhTP4u8 NHS staff told us how they’ve used our training to challenge unfair policies We talked to staff working in Children and Young People’s Mental Health Inpatient Services (CAMHS) about using our Human Rights Act to make rights-respecting decisions and achieve better outcomes for residents. Participants told us that they’d used knowledge gained from previous BIHR workshops to challenge a ban on personal items that has now been r…

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