Tayside Deaf Hub was the latest venue to host a meeting on the UK-wide Human Rights Tour, co-hosted in Scotland with the Scottish Human Rights Commission and the British Institute of Human Rights.

Around 35 people from charities, voluntary organisations and community groups attended the event, held as part of the 16 Rights | 16 Cities | 16 Weeks Human Rights Tour of the UK, organised by BIHR.

Jemma Neville, outreach co-ordinator with the Commission said: "It’s clear that the voluntary sector in Scotland are already empowered and passionate about helping others stand up for their human rights and claim human rights as their own, and we were delighted to have so many people come along to the meeting in Dundee today to share their experiences with the Commission and the British Institute of Human Rights.”

The event brought together representatives from the voluntary and community sector who are interested in the future of human rights in the UK. As well as discussions on the future of the Human Rights Act, charity and campaign group Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) made presentations on human rights and mental health, and there were debates on media myths about human rights, as well as how current budget cuts can effect people’s ability to claim their human rights in housing, health and access to justice.

The British Institute of Human Rights have so far visited 15 other cities across the UK including Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester and Oxford as part of the outreach and awareness raising tour. More information is online at http://www.bihr.org.uk/events/bihr-national-human-rights-tour-information-page

Image credit - Alan Richardson / SHRC