The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed the publication of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, a Members Bill which would remove the defence of 'justifiable assault' in relation to physical punishment of children.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
"This Bill is a welcome opportunity to make progress on this important human rights issue..., so we hope to see the Bill pass into law."
See the Children and Young People's Commissioner
Poverty and Human Rights (May 2019) and our response (May 2019)
Commission report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Stirling and our news item (Nov 2018)
Kavita Chetty responds to the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in Holyrood... on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Call for Evidence (Sept 2018)
The Adequate Standard of Living
disabled people’s basic human rights are recognised and protected in Scotland. We hope this film...The Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Human Rights Commission have today... Disability Convention is an international agreement about the rights of disabled people. It was drafted... in the life of a disabled person, as they experience these rights - the rights to education... at the Scottish Human Rights Commission said: “The animation is part of the joint activity of both
and individuals from the outset to identify how human rights can be advanced in areas such as health...Are you coming to SCVO's "The Gathering"? If so, join our free event and help inform how we work together to shape roadmap to realise human rights.
The Commission has undertaken research across the country to map gaps and good practices in the realisation of human rights in Scotland. During 2012... research will form a basis for the development of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP
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