Forensic Mental Health Review
The Review looked at the delivery of forensic mental health services in hospitals, prisons and the community, where there are significant gaps in provision. The Commission supported the Barron Review to take a humanrights based approach to its work.
There remains a need for action on the recommendations of the Review and to improve the delivery of humanrights for those experiencing mental health issues in prison and forensic settings.
concerns about the right to life.”
Notes
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is an independent public body with a statutory remit to promote and protect all humanrights for everyone in Scotland. The Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ nationalhumanrightsinstitution within the UN system...The Scottish HumanRights Commission has written to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee..., said:
“Humanrights law establishes that everyone has the right to life. In practice, this means
Case Studies: Scotland's National Action Plan for HumanRights
These case studies show how different organisations have put a humanrights based approach into practice in their work. They were produced by the Commission with support from various partners, as part of Scotland's National Action Plan for HumanRights.
You can download more detail about these case studies below.
Our Commissioner, Professor Alan Miller, recently gave a presentation to the UN in his role as Secretary of the International Coordinating Committee of NationalHumanRights Institutions (NHRIs) on "Why the United Nations New York based processes need NHRIs – with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals”.
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