Stories of a Human Rights-Based Approach

Last Updated
5 June 2026
Source
Just Fair and British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)

Resource Tags

Content Types:

Case Study Guidance

Relevant Driver(s):

3. Ensuring effective regulatory and policy environment 4. Using evidence and experience 5. Enhancing capability and culture

Specific Action(s):

3A. Understand legal obligations 3B. Develop equality and human rights policies 4B. Engage with lived experience and work meaningfully with communities 5A. Put in place comprehensive training programmes

Implementation Levels:

Development
Foundation

Prior Knowledge Required:

Basic

Organisation Size:

Large Medium Small

Sector:

Education Government Health and social care Justice Local authorities Third Sector

Role:

Equality/Diversity/Human Rights Specialists Frontline Staff Policy Officers/Makers Senior Leaders/Management

PSED Needs:

Advance equality of opportunity Eliminate discrimination Foster good relations

Resource content

A practice guide introducing human rights-based approaches for organisations working with communities. Covers the FAIR and PANEL frameworks with worked examples and case studies. Includes Scottish examples and references the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s Care about Rights resource. Useful for practitioners seeking to embed rights-based thinking into their everyday work and decision-making.

To get the most from this resource

Developed for a UK-wide audience with a focus on civil society and community contexts. Scottish public sector practitioners can note this framing and may wish to read it alongside the Care about Rights resource for a more directly Scotland-specific application.

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