The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed Scottish Government commitments to improve..., a review of why survivors are not able to access civil justice, considering an Apology Law and funding... is a serious breach of human rights with lasting and significant harmful consequences. The commitments made...,
“Survivors of abuse – those whose rights have been breached and who the state failed in its duty to protect – must continue to be at the heart of further decisions about how to secure justice
Our State of the Nation reports aim to support the Scottish Parliament and other public bodies to understand and meet their obligations under human rightslaw. At the national level, monitoring is essential to progress recommendations, decisions and judgments from accountability bodies that need to be addressed by the Scottish Government, Parliament and other public sector bodies.
We hope that these reports will also be useful to civil society, human rights defenders and rights holders
The Right to Housing
"The right to housing should be seen as the right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity."
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Find out more about the Right to Housing and our law and policy work in this area.
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