# THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1101575
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 16, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1101575


## Contact

- **Address:** 167-169 Great Portland Street, Fifth Floor, London
- **Postcode:** W1W 5PF
- **Phone:** 020 3039 3646
- **Email:** info@bihr.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bihr.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS; THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND ITS PROTOCOLS AND OTHER EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES; INTER-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES; AND UK DOMESTIC LEGISLATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS) THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; B) MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS; C) COMMISSIONING OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; D) PRODUCING OR PUBLISHING RESEARCH AND OTHER MATERIALS ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; E) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS; F) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE AND BRIEFINGS TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; G) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; H) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS; I) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; J) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; K) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; L) CONDUCTING AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; M) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; N) PROMOTING THE ELIMINATION OF INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

**Activities:** Provide information and other resources  Develop and deliver training and consultancy  Lead and/or collaborate on demonstration and pilot projects across the voluntary and community and public sectors  Undertake research and policy analysis  Lobby national government and Parliament, conduct media activity and campaigns and occasional strategic legal interventions

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £462574 | £524096 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £428947 | £419658 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £436157 | £400316 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £283698 | £313341 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £311636 | £235488 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Imran Khan** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 24, 2013
- Edith Prak — appointed July 17, 2017
- Joseph Graham Powell — appointed April 26, 2021
- Mark Anthony Hilton — appointed July 16, 2018
- Stephen Edward Pittam — appointed Feb. 12, 2013
- The Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson — appointed Dec. 16, 2013


