to human rights.
The Commission has powers to recommend changes to law, policy and practice; promote human rights through education, training and publishing research; and to conduct inquiries...About the Commission
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body... to promote awareness, understanding and respect for all human rights – economic, social, cultural, civil... in the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006.
The short animation below introduces our aims
highlighted for us was a lack of accessible information about rights and the law in Scottish prisons. To access justice for potential human rights breaches, people must first understand what their rights... about rights in prison and how prisoners can make a complaint if those rights are not being met... for prisoners who may have experienced human rights breaches, mapping a route through the prisoner complaints..., we collaborated with Parkhead Citizens Advice Bureau to develop “Your Rights Under the Scottish
contribute to policing in Scotland and expressly references human rights, should be incorporated into law...Police Complaints
In 2012, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act provided for a new centralised approach to investigating police misconduct in Scotland and created an Independent Body responsible for reviewing how Police Scotland handles complaints about the police, The Policy Investigations... rights emphasis placed in the final report.
The following recommendations were particularly welcomed
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