Participation is critical to the work of the SHRC, not only because it is a pillar of a Human Rights-Based Approach, but because it is vital to respecting each person’s inherent humanity. Human... human rights are respected and understood, and where there is justice when things go wrong.
Of the many human rights issues and our approach to realising rights for all at the SHRC that have struck... planning processes which challenges us every day that
"Any meaningful commitment to human rights
Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said:
“As Scotland’s National HumanRight’s Institution, we welcomed this direct invitation to meet with the UN High Commissioner for Human...The Scottish Human Rights Commission met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk during his visit to the UK, which included discussions with the heads of UK National Human Rights... 2025.
The meeting provided an opportunity to share insights on current human rights challenges
We know that people can experience problems when it comes to their own human rights. Our Help with Human Rights leaflet gives details of organisations and services that may be able to help you, if you have a human rights problem. It is also available in Word and Easy Read format.
Please note that the Scottish Human Rights Commission does not handle complaints, or provide a help service...) of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 explains this.
When the Scottish Parliament
What the project will do
This project is the latest in a programme of work which touches on issues relating to access to justice.
In this spotlight, we have decided to look directly at barriers to accessing justice for different rights and groups. This project looks at access to justice:
Access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights
Mapping human rights-related... in community-based social care
Why we are spotlighting this issue
We all have the right to enjoy and contribute to cultural life. However, people don’t always have equal access to this right.
The Scottish Gypsy Traveller Community have told us they were victims of the ‘Tinker Experiment’, where members of the community were forcibly settled into static accommodation sites from the 1940s onwards. This scheme was supported by UK Government and Scottish local authorities.
Members of the community were forced to live
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