The Commission has submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child on the United Kingdom's periodic report on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
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 HumanRights (ECHR). Produced for the Independent Advisory Group on Police Scotland’s Use
and nationalhumanrights institutions.
Dr Anna Black, Commissioner at the Scottish HumanRights... humanrights in Scotland. The Commission is an independent public body and a NationalHumanRightsInstitution, accredited with A Status within the United Nations humanrights system.
...The Scottish HumanRights Commission warmly welcomes Ian Duddy, who takes up his new appointment...; Development Office, where he led the HumanRights & Rule of Law Department, working on a variety
at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry's home page.
HumanRights Framework
In 2010, the Commission published the HumanRights Framework for Justice and Remedies for Historic Child Abuse. An easy read version... the accountability forum.
You can read the analysis of international humanrights law relevant to historic... that promote humanrights. An InterAction process was established to develop an Action Plan... a summary
An open meeting was held on 12 December 2013 to consider the draft Action Plan. Read a summary
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