A word from our Trustee Imran Khan QC. On the importance of our #HumanRightsAct inside AND outside the courtroom! 
First speaker up is Mandy from @Warrspeakup talking about the work they have done with BIHR to support self-advocates to know and use human rights
You can read more about our work with @Warrspeakup here➡️ bihr.org.uk/co-design-a-hu…
Co-designing information on the human rights in our #HumanRightsAct with self-advocates at @Warrspeakup
Next up is Julliet (@Ulgrid) Director @together_sac talking about our work together over the past year. Talking about how our experience of the #HumanRightsAct can support the incorporation of #UNCRC in Scotland
@Ulgrid "The Human Rights Act is for all of us, it doesn't matter what our age is... The Human Rights Act gives us power". Important words from @Ulgrid
Find out more about BIHR's project with Together Scotland here: bihr.org.uk/co-design-a-hu…
Next up is Rachel Jennings from Wakefield Adult Social Care Service talking about how our #HumanRightsAct can support staff working in Adult Social Care.
Rachel is describing how her and her colleagues have been working on a tool to support human rights based decision making.
Rachel sharing our favourite quote about #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters
Rachel shares 10 great reasons for #WhyOurHumanRIghtsActMatters
More about our work with public bodies - bihr.org.uk/ourwork-public…
Next up is @charliclement_ . Charli is a Lived Experience Consultant on our Human Rights in Children's Inpatient Mental Health Services project. Read more about that project here
➡️bihr.org.uk/new-project-nh…
➡️bihr.org.uk/new-project-nh…
"It is the Human Rights Act that means that there are responsibilities to long at patients individually."
"We need to get to a point where staff know about their human rights duties and young people know about their rights."
"This is why it is so important is that every part of the training for CHAMS staff and other work in our current project is talked through with me and the other lived experience consultants."
bihr.org.uk/our-people-the…
bihr.org.uk/our-people-the…
Next is @CarlynSMiller talking about how why the #HumanRightsActMatters in our policy work.
Based on this quote, she asks the audience - "Are we there yet, if not why?"
Based on this quote, she asks the audience - "Are we there yet, if not why?"
@CarlynSMiller What do we need to embed this culture of respect for human rights real in the UK?
@CarlynSMiller How did we support people with lived experience of the #HumanRightsAct to share their views and experience with the Independent Review of the Human Rights Act panel
Carlyn talking about our "give/get" model to policy word. Focusing on our work around DNAR orders
Read more about this work here➡️ bihr.org.uk/dnar-decision-…
Read more about this work here➡️ bihr.org.uk/dnar-decision-…
How to get involved in #HumanRightsDay2021
1⃣Read and share our Human Rights Day letter!
bihr.org.uk/News/human-rig…
1⃣Read and share our Human Rights Day letter!
bihr.org.uk/News/human-rig…
Audience memembrs sharing #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters !
🙌🙌And that's wrap!
A big thank you to all our speakers @Warrspeakup @RachaelofHerts @charliclement_ and @together_sacr
Please join us today and share you reasons of #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters
A big thank you to all our speakers @Warrspeakup @RachaelofHerts @charliclement_ and @together_sacr
Please join us today and share you reasons of #WhyOurHumanRightsActMatters
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