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exudes a sense of pride over Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights - a UK first which... that Professor Alan Miller, chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), regards Westminster.... "It is relatively isolated in Europe in its attitude towards human rights," he says. Seven days earlier... that has vowed to scrap the Human Rights Act, merely exacerbates Miller's frustration. "It's an example of something that will not be done because to do it would be contrary to human rights Tuesday 22 March 2016

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