designed to empower humanrights defenders. We also met duty-bearers and provided technical advice and support on how to ensure they can take a humanrights based approach to their policies and service delivery.
Holding duty bearers accountable
As Scotland'sNationalHumanRights Institution, we aim... can take to ensure full compliance with Scotland’s international humanrights obligations.
We have... rights in the Highlands and Islands, ensuring that no one in Scotland is left behind.
Returning
of the sub-group are:
Scottish HumanRights Commission (Chair)
HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
Care Inspectorate
Independent Custody Visitors Scotland
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland
Meetings are also attended by the UK NPM coordinator...The Commission has been appointed as Chair of the Scottish sub-group of the United Kingdom’s National Preventative Mechanism (NPM) and member of the UK NPM Steering Group.
The UK NPM was established
The Commission has rejected the proposal of a UK Bill of Rights in a submission to the UK Government appointed Commission of Inquiry on a Bill of Rights.
delegates from around 100 nationalhumanrights institutions at a United Nations meeting in Geneva... Committee of NationalHumanRights. The Commission also chairs the Working Group on Climate Change and HumanRights in the Commonwealth Forum of NationalHumanRights Institutions (CFNHRIs).
Update: Read...The Scottish HumanRights Commission has welcomed the historic debate on Climate Justice... - putting humanrights at the centre of our response to climate change.
It also welcomes
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