public bodies in Scotland; Access to Justice for humanrights; and the humanrights of disabled people.
Successfully supporting the development and launch of Scotland’s second nationalactionplan... Rights Bill for Scotland.
Promoting the defence of the HumanRights Act as the UK Government moved... mandate to promote and protect humanrights across Scotland in other ways, including working to improve... all too often that when it comes to humanrights in Scotland, the warm words of rhetoric rarely
independent conclusions and recommendations
As Scotland’s NationalHumanRights Institution, the SHRC... is monitoring how humanrights are being experienced in Scotland. Independent monitoring can... Rights, the Global Alliance of NationalHumanRights Institutions, European Network of NationalHumanRights Institutions, the Council of Europe, civil society organisations, sister NationalHuman...Under our founding legislation, the Scottish Commission for HumanRights Act 2006, the SHRC has
The Scottish HumanRights Commission welcomes the passing of the Redress for Survivors (Historical... independent body, Redress Scotland, to administer a scheme making financial payments to survivors... of the Commission, said:
“Child abuse is a humanrights violation, and anyone who has been subjected... abuse to ensure Scotland meets its obligations in this area. The result of this work was the Action... towards meeting the outcomes of the ActionPlan. This legislation represents another important
Scotland’s humanrights “report card” to the United Nations. The report made clear that Scotland still... of international accreditation as a NationalHumanRights Institution (NHRI) by the United Nations... the confidence the international humanrights system has in our work as an independent, authoritative body... to humanrights in Scotland.
The Scottish Parliament appointed Ian Duddy as the new Chair in March. He... in promoting greater understanding of humanrights and to see Scotland become a world leader
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