a humanrights based approach to the inspection of prisons. We provided advice in relation to the inspection standards and assisted HMIPS to undertake inspections to ensure that the humanrights of prisoners are being respected. In 2018 HMIPS launched a new set of inspection standards with humanrights... to ensure that prisoners’ humanrights are upheld and that life in prison contributes..., which includes representation from the Scottish HumanRights Commission, alongside other agencies
Recent Developments
In October 2021, a landmark resolution was adopted by the United Nations HumanRights Council, recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable... and Indigenous Peoples.
A resolution was also adopted on the creation of a Special Rapporteur on humanrights... be included in a new humanrights bill, which the Scottish Government will consult on as part... expressly in their constitutions, national and/or regional law.
Scotland will incorporate the right
HumanRights Budget Work: What, Why and How?
These briefing papers explain the "what, why and how" of using humanrights to create and scrutinise Scotland's national budget.
The papers have been developed by the Scottish HumanRights Commission, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and a range of academic and other partners as part of a HumanRights Budget Work project.
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