’s right to live independently at home, forcing some into hospital or residential care.
At this time... and demonstrates the urgent need for action.
Additionally, we wrote to the Economic, Human Rights and Civil... correspondence, again highlighting our concerns, to
Economic, Human Rights and Civil Justice
a threat to everyone’s right to privacy, protected in our law by the Human Rights Act and Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. All of us should be free to go about our daily business...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has called for an end to the police practice of carrying out... and communities and would be a positive and constructive approach to protecting the human rights of us all.”
Read a presentation on the Commission's work on policing and human rights.
For media
as part of a three year research project culminating in the publication of “Getting it Right: Human...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the Council of Europe on the UK’s... submission here (PDF).
This extensive report provides a detailed analysis of key human rights issues... for Human Rights (SNAP).
This database has been further developed and updated through: a national... monitoring report focused on COVID-19, Social Care and Human Rights and our series of COVID-19 focused
for Scotland’s Gypsy Traveller community is a humanright and is protected in international human...' concerns and deliver the necessary improvements.
Professor Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, says:
“The Scottish Human Rights Commission is concerned by the findings... of international human rights treaties to which the UK is a party, for example, the United Nations (UN) Convention
plan for the Council.
Professor Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, says:
“Cultural life for Scotland’s Gypsy Traveller community is a humanright and is protected in international human rights law.
“Access to appropriate housing without discrimination is protected by several international human rights treaties to which the UK is a party, for example, the United Nations....
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is therefore concerned by the findings of the Scottish Housing
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