The Scottish Human Rights Commission expresses its continued distress at the events unfolding in Gaza and Israel.
As a member of the Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI... to express their right to freedom of assembly and association to continue to do so peacefully, respecting the rights of all; and we acknowledge Police Scotland’s commitment to upholding human rights... on Human Rights, while keeping people safe.
We join our GANRHI colleagues in NHRIs across the world
Based on the evidence disabled people have provided so far, we are holding a series of four, free, online seminars that aim to relate the Disability Convention to what you have told us are the key issues facing disabled people in Scotland. The series began with an exploration of disability equality and human rights in the context of public spending cuts and welfare reform.
On Monday 13 February Pam Duncan from Independent Living in Scotland and our staff will be discussing the Convention
General intervention
An intervention under this power requires the permission or invitation of the court. This is different to interventions under the UNCRC Act which do not require the permission or invitation of the court. The SHRC cannot use our general intervention power to intervene in criminal cases, tribunal cases, or children’s hearing proceedings. The intervention must satisfy the following three criteria:
Promote awareness and understanding of human rights
Raise a matter of public
Care About Rights
Care About Rights is a project run by the Commission to help realise the human rights of older people using care and support services. It is a set of training materials and resources designed for older people, carers, care workers, managers, Care Commission Officers, policy makers and commissioners of care.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has told the United Nations (UN) it is concerned about... for human rights violations; and conditions in places of detention.
Our evidence to the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva is part of its four-year, review cycle of the UK’s human rights record on civil... to challenge potential human rights violations.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The Commission is giving evidence as the UN Human Rights Committee assesses the UK's progress
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