The Scottish Human Rights Commission warmly welcomes the Scottish Parliament’s nomination of Ian... said:
“The Commission is proud to be Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution, accredited with A Status within the United Nations human rights system. We very much look forward to welcoming Ian Duddy... impact and strong commitment to human rights in Scotland.”
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The Scottish... for appointment as the next Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
The Scottish Human
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has laid its Annual Report for 2023-24 before the Scottish Parliament.
The report highlights our work to engage with people’s lived experiences of human rights... people in the Highlands and Islands, to explore human rights concerns in areas such as healthcare, housing and transport.
We also collaborated with human rights defenders to call for faster progress... a major report on places of detention in Scotland, assessing 29 human rights recommendations
, Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission said:
“The Commission welcomes... equality is a fundamental question of realising universal human rights.
“The First Minister rightly highlights that realising human rights is about giving everyone an equal chance to live in dignity... is different but international human rights, allied with the new Sustainable Development Goals, give... – Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights – a progressive approach to making human rights
to independence and a written constitution’ .
The Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission... to the debate on the place of human rights in Scotland's potential constitutional framework following... standard of health, and social security. These have been internationally recognised human rights... an objective basis for fair prioritisation of restricted resources.
“As Scotland's national human rights institution, SHRC will this Spring publish guidance on how best to realise human rights
The Commission welcomes reports that the UK government has decided to pause progress on replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a “Bill of Rights”.
Ian Duddy, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights..., the independence of Scottish and UK courts, and the human rights protections available to us all.
"We hope the UK... on Human Rights, which has served us well for over 60 years.
"Any future reform must include early... about the Commission's work to defend the Human Rights Act on our dedicated Human Rights Act website
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