or otherwise, is a national asset that should serve the public interest - By Professor Alan Miller
Human... plans allegedly costing taxpayers £600 million in compensation bills.
Nor are human rights a "trump card" offering an "absolute right to buy" for non-landowning interests. This alarms landowners and polarises the debate.
In fact human rights underpin the public interest, not any vested interest... cards and trump cards off the table.
First, the right of public participation means that everyone
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed an announcement by the Justice Secretary... for an end to the use of non-statutory stop and search by Police Scotland because of the human rights... on the important matter of strengthening accountability and scrutiny of policing. Embedding a human rights based approach to policing can help to rebuild public trust and strengthen policing across Scotland.”
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Notes to Editors
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body
Scotland, where she has been Director for 10 years. She brings a wealth of experience in leadership, human rights, advocacy and participation work, with a particular focus on human-rights based campaigns...The Scottish Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce that Jan Savage will take up post... of the Commission’s work to promote and protect human rights in Scotland.
Chair of the Scottish Human... strategic experience and proven commitment to human rights in Scotland make her an ideal appointment
What we will do next
We will publish State of the Nation reports annually on Human Rights Day – 10th December. Next year’s report will look at economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights.
extensive interference with human rights including: the right to private and family life, which covers the right to personal development and to establish and develop relationships; the right to health, including mental health; freedom of thought, conscience and religion and the right to take part...The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the First Minister’s announcement that the Scottish....
As with all measures that interfere with human rights, the scheme should be subject to regular meaningful
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