to a healthy environment, including through the Global Alliance of NationalHumanRights Institutions (GANHRI) and the European Network of NationalHumanRights Institutions (ENNHRI), as well as domestically through Scotland's National Taskforce on HumanRights Leadership....Right to a Healthy Environment
Humanrights and a healthy environment are interdependent.
The right... to the environment, and access to justice.
Although some of these rights come from existing international human
The Commission has responded to the Scottish Government's Draft Delivery Plan for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). This is a joint response with the Equality and HumanRights Commission.
The Commission has responded to the Scottish Government's Draft Delivery Plan for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The response is a joint response with the Equality and HumanRights Commission.
Article for the Law Society of Scotland Journal on the role of private providers in public services and what this means for humanrights in December 2020.
has proposed a new humanrights law which would put more rights protections in Scots law.
HumanRights Bill for Scotland
We have been calling for stronger protections for humanrights in Scotland... the proposed new HumanRights Bill for Scotland. Read the Executive Summary and full report Building A New HumanRights Framework for Scotland.
The Scottish Government launched a consultation on a new HumanRights Bill for Scotland in 2023. In October 2023, we set out our position on the proposed
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