as employees understand their rights, and that they can provide rights-based approaches in their roles. Human rights based approaches have the opportunity to provide greater staff empowerment for creativity
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the proposals put forward in the Carers (Scotland... Officer for the Commission, said:
“The current Bill is a positive step towards making human rights....
“The Bill presents an opportunity to address the challenges faced by carers by taking a human rights based approach to supporting them. This involves action to help empower carers to know and claim their human rights, as well as improving the ability and accountability of individuals, organisations
, said:
“Human rights law establishes that everyone has the right to life. In practice, this means... concerns about the right to life.”
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The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body with a statutory remit to promote and protect all human rights for everyone in Scotland. The Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ national human rights institution within the UN...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has written to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee
-building on how to take a human rights-based approach.
The Commission will be expanding the monitoring...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has sent a report to the United Nations Committee looking... spotlight project on challenges with accessing human rights to health, housing, and food across... Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in Geneva alongside other National Human Rights Institutions and civil... recommendations include that the Scottish Government should:
Deliver a new Human Rights Bill within
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A letter to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament on its Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25.
Recent articles and opinion pieces
Scottish Budget 2024-25: Human rights budgeting is a powerful tool for change
The Time to Introduce Human Rights Budgeting for Scottish Councils is Now
We Need Human Rights Based Taxation to Help Scotland Build Back
Making Rights Real: the Role of Human Rights in the Public Budget
Working groups and external engagement
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