for thinking big about how best to realise all international human rights here in Scotland...The Scottish Human Rights Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-2015 today.
Professor... for the Commission as we continued our work to promote and protect human rights for everyone in Scotland... continued to improve the protection of human rights here and now. Priority issues included tackling... awareness of climate change and its impact on people; and widening the debate about human rights and land
over their own care and treatment, how their liberty is affected and their rights to health...The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the review of the Mental Health Act announced today in the Scottish Parliament.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
"People's rights... the rights of those who need support with their mental health.
"We therefore welcome this review... and provisions to protect people's rights as fully as possible.
"We particularly welcome
The Scottish Human Rights Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2013-14 today.
Professor Alan... and protect human rights in Scotland.
Scotland’s first ever National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) was launched, marking a major step forward in the realisation of human rights, right across Scotland.
The Commission’s legal and policy work led to human rights concerns being taken on board... Scotland and the international human rights system, the Commission contributed evidence to meetings
A Human Rights Based Approach to Health
The Commission works with others to help put human rights at the heart of health and social care services in Scotland.
From 2013 to 2018, we played an active role in the Health and Social Care Action Group, convened through Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights.
As part of this, we worked with NHS Health Scotland and the Health and Social Care Alliance to produce a series of case studies illustrating human rights in practice in health
Scottish Human Rights Commission intervenes in judicial review brought by For Women Scotland against Scottish Ministers on the Management of Transgender People in Custody
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