submission to the Committee examining the UK’s record on womens’ rights. We are pleased to see that the Committee reflects many of our recommendations on how to advance women's rights in Scotland.
In its... human rights institutions and Scottish civil society. These included: Violence against Women, the impact... assess the impact of the reforms to legal aid on the protection of women’s rights.
Expand... to address these issues through Scotland’s National Action plan for Human Rights along with the other
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its BSL Plan for 2018-2024. The Plan has been published in BSL and English.
The human rights set out in the Convention on the Rights of Persons... to realising the rights of BSL users including those who use the tactile form of the language..., written or spoken English is not their first or second language.
Our BSL Plan sets out how... in the Commission's public participation processes
Ensure that any new information we produce about human rights
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed new recommendations published by a United Nations Committee to help Scotland improve its human rights record in relation to torture, cruel, inhuman...:
maintaining the current level of human rights protection provided by the Human Rights Act and incorporation of the Convention into national law.
addressing prison conditions.
implementing a better..., and by trained law enforcement personnel only, and expressly prohibiting their use on children and pregnant
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is developing its Strategic Plan for 2016-2020. To help us set our priorities and improve how we work, we would like to hear from people and organisations from across Scotland’s diverse communities.
This consultation document describes the Commission, its powers and duties, and some of the main work we have done since 2008. It sets out three questions to help..., including progress on Scotland’s National Action Plan on Human Rights;
what the focus
and human rights in the context of public spending cuts and welfare reform.
On Monday 13 February....
For information on how to take part follow this link.
The seminar will start with our guest speaker... of the Convention rights that Governments are expected to provide or be working towards in relation
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