The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is an international human rights agreement written by and for disabled people. The Commission works with its sister national human rights organisations in the UK, and civil society organisations, to monitor its implementation in Scotland.
A response from the Scottish Government following a joint letter on Restraint and Seclusion from the the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Children and Young People's Commissioner, the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland, The Promise Scotland and Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland.
The Commission has provided written evidence to the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee on the human rights aspects of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
The Commission has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Welfare Reform Committee highlighting concerns about the negative impact of austerity measures on human rights.
The Commission has published its submission to the Scottish Parliament's call for evidence on a Scottish approach to taxation, calling for human rights to be at the centre of fiscal policy.
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