The Commission is Scotland’s humanrights watchdog; an independent public body tasked with promoting and protecting the humanrights of everyone in Scotland. It is also a NationalHumanRights Institution... and resources to uphold humanrights, and build stronger engagement with communities across Scotland.
About..., everywhere in Scotland, and to encourage best practice in relation to humanrights.
To recommend changes... to the Scottish Parliament and recent research on Attitudes to HumanRights in Scotland.
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The Commission’s Strategic Plan 2024-28 highlights humanrights in places of detention... in the requirements of Article 2 of the European Convention on HumanRights, which requires the independent... humanrights bodies directly relating to reform of the Fatal Accident Inquiry system and the prevention... process. We have also called for the establishment of an independentNational Oversight Mechanism... media@scottishhumanrights.com.
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You can read more about our work on humanrights
, emerging or exceptionally serious humanrights risk. In addition, the SHRC will also consider...How the SHRC will use our legal powers
The SHRC is currently focused on using our legal powers in respect of matters which engage at least one of our four strategic priority areas:
Poverty
Places of detention
Access to justice
Rights of at risk specially-protected groups
For further information on these see our Strategic Plan 2024-28.
However, the SHRC will still consider using our legal
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