to understand both why and how people’s human rights were impacted. A public inquiry can shine...The Scottish Human Rights Commission is briefing MSPs today on the need for a human rights based..., the Health and Social Care Alliance, and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights, and Talat Yaqoob, an independent consultant and campaigner for the rights of unpaid carers.
Kavita Chetty, Head... a human rights based approach. Commenting in advance, she said:
“People’s human rights have been impacted
The Commission has made a submission to a public petition at the Scottish Parliament, PE 1372, which calls on the Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to demonstrate how access to the Scottish courts is compliant with the Aarhus convention on ‘Access to Justice in Environmental Matters’.
and find out how well human rights are being realised in Scotland. This will inform our decisions on how... framework which protects all of our rights in law.
People – a Commission informed by, and working... is completely independent of the Government. We will monitor and report on how human rights are being...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has launched its new Strategic Plan for 2024-28. Here, the Members of the Commission explain what we’ll do to promote and protect human rights in Scotland over
policies and practices exist and how are they working, for example local authority policies and funding arrangements for vital services
How women and girls who are survivors of men’s violence are treated in the criminal justice system.
How are women and girls with protected characteristics experience their rights under the Convention
The questionnaire
The questionnaire has seven questions in total...The Scottish Human Rights Commission is launching a call for evidence to inform its monitoring
The Scottish Government today (12 December) published its proposals on Scotland’s Place in Europe. The Commission welcomes that human rights and social protections are recognised as one of Scotland’s interests to be protected going forward. This commitment to advancing, not weakening, human rights protections must now be carried forward by both the UK and Scottish Governments in whatever changes are to follow.
Read the Commission's full statement on protecting human rights in Scotland
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