Knowing your rights and knowing how to use them is essential to a life of dignity and fairness. Embedding the Human Rights Act in Practice is a dedicated programme designed to strengthen understanding and practical application of the Human Rights Act (HRA) across the UK’s Jewish community. Rooted in our mission to make the case for human rights in the UK, this initiative centres on both legal empowerment and human dignity.  

Working in partnership with frontline and Jewish communal and service organisations, the project equips professionals and community members with the skills to recognise when HRA protections apply and how to advocate effectively. Through tailored client advocacy workshops, participants explore how human rights principles can support individuals facing challenges related to safety, fairness, discrimination, and access to essential services.  

Embedding the Human Rights Act training with Jewish Women’s Aid.

“The Human Rights Act is a standing item at our weekly team meetings” (Jewish Women’s Aid 2025)  

“Our partnership with you has helped us embed a human-rights lens across our front-line work — empowering our advocates to challenge poor decisions, educate professionals, and ensure that women’s and children’s rights to safety, dignity, and justice are upheld. For the women and children we support, the Human Rights Act is not abstract. It turns moral duty into legal responsibility.”  Karen Lewis, Jewish Women’s Aid 

“I intend to follow up this session by considering Human Rights relevance to each of my cases.  Think about templates and supporting colleagues with relevant cases too.  The workshop had a very good level of interactiveness, very engaging and empowering training, thank you!” M, JAMI  

Sunrise, not Sunset tells the story of an elderly Jewish couple who are heartbroken when the council allocates them to separate care homes. Then their daughter hits upon the Human Rights Act as the means to bring them back together.