The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed an announcement by the Justice Secretary... to the use of non-statutory stop and search by Police Scotland because of the human rights concerns... 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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As Scotland’s independent National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), our purpose... of the human rights relevant to this case to inform the deliberations. Our full written submission... intervention and to the prominence of human rights in the consideration of the issues before the court.
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Mental health care and treatment engages a range of human rights including the rights to life, liberty, freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, and respect for private and family life.
People with mental health issues are also often disadvantaged in accessing other rights like the right to an adequate standard of living, to participate in communities and to employment and work opportunities.
The Commission is working alongside others to recognise and address specific issues such as mental
The Commission is monitoring the use of new technologies within operational policing and has raised concerns about the potential human rights impacts of the use of these new technologies, particularly in relation to respect for privacy and family life, due process and the right to a fair trial and protection of democratic freedoms e.g. freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association and freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
The Commission has today welcomed recommendations made to the Scottish Government by the Historic Abuse InterAction Review Group on financial redress for survivors of historic abuse. A financial compensation or redress scheme is essential for securing access to justice for survivors of childhood abuse. Anyone who has been subjected to sexual abuse and serious physical or emotional abuse or neglect has a humanright to access an effective and fair remedy.
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