Justice and policing

30 April 2020 Briefing: Issues relating to criminal trials as a consequence of COVID-19 4 June 2020 Evidence to Justice Committee on Police Scotland’s use of temporary powers 8 June 2020 Paper to Independent Advisory Group Considering Police Scotland Use of Temporary Emergency Powers 5 October 2020 Paper on The Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Produced for the Independent Advisory Group on Police Scotland’s Use Tuesday 09 May 2023

National Care Standards

Embedding human rights in regulation, inspection and monitoring frameworks can contribute to a culture which realises human rights in practice. In 2014, the Scottish Government began a review... review of the National Care Standards recognised the importance of human rights to ensuring universal... this policy goal turned into practice. We believe this should happen by developing robust human rights based standards and through clear communication of the shift in practice which will be required Monday 18 July 2016

Commission welcomes Carers (Scotland) Bill proposals

. “The Bill presents an opportunity to address the challenges faced by carers by taking a human rights based...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... their human rights, as well as improving the ability and accountability of individuals, organisations and relevant professionals who are responsible for respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights Monday 13 June 2016

HRBW Past Work

.  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 Since Tuesday 03 September 2019

Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom

for Human Rights.  National Action Plans for Human Rights are evidence-based, developed in an inclusive way... dialogue’, or review, of the UK was held on 24 May at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read the Draft...: Should develop a National Action Plan on Human Rights. Permit individual communications to UN... of the child. Remove reservations or interpretive declarations to international  human rights treaties. Incorporate international human rights standards, including the UN Convention on the Rights Sunday 19 June 2016