of its humanrights obligations.
The provision of healthcare across Scotland is not always available... found that economic, social and cultural rights remain out of reach for many people in Scotland...Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The 2025 report focuses on economic, social and cultural rights, the rights that ensure people can live a dignified life, like the rights to adequate housing... rights holders: Anne, Derek, Nada and Shamus. Their stories - told in their own words
The Commission has responded to the consultation on the 10 year strategy for policing in Scotland. We welcome the commitment to the values of fairness, integrity and respect as well as to a rights based approach to policing in the proposed strategy. However, we recommend that humanrights should be explicitly cited whilst mainstreamed across the whole strategy.
The Commission has made a submission on the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill to the Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament. The Commission supports the bill which take away one of the current barriers to survivors of historic childhood abuse seeking civil justice.
Strategic Plan with an emphasis on accountability for humanrights in Scotland, and strengthening... the coming years to fulfil the Commission’s mandate as Scotland’s humanrights watchdog.”
Incoming Chair... time for humanrights in Scotland as we anticipate a new HumanRights Bill and face the many... of the Commission, the excellent staff team, and the wider community of humanrights stakeholders in Scotland... Motion on 16 May 2024.
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is an independent public body
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