This week’s news includes a new guest blog on Why Our Human Rights Act Matters and guides to what the Rights Removal Bill means for different groups.
\nNews from BIHR
\nCPAG explained Why Our Human Rights Act Matters to Children and Families
\nBea Pitel, Campaigns Officer at Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), wrote a guest blog telling us why our Human Rights Act matters to children and families and shared her concerns about the Rights Removal Bill.
\nBea talked about CPAG’s experience of helping a dad who was refused bereavement support payments after his long-term partner and the mother of his children died because they weren’t married or in a civil partnership. CPAG used our Human Rights Act to challenge the decision and won – but said, “had the Rights Removal Bill been in place, it’s likely we wouldn’t have won this case.”
\nClick here to read Bea’s full blog on Why Our Human Rights Act Matters.<\/p>\n
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\nCPAG explained Why Our Human Rights Act Matters to Children and Families
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