The Scottish Human Rights Commission has written to the Scottish Government to reiterate the importance of economic, social and cultural rights in relation to the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
Read the letter in Word format.
UPDATE: 11 February
Read the response from Scottish Government Ministers in PDF format, which the Commission welcomes for its express commitment to the progressive realisation of all international human rights.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has lodged a report with the United Nations (UN) highlighting a series of issues affecting children’s human rights in Scotland. The report has been submitted... quality housing and inadequate access to mental health services on children’s human rights. Emerging... can and should do better for these children, whose human rights should be respected and upheld... Convention in June.
Notes
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body
The Commission would like to invite people with experience of poverty to join a Reference Group on Poverty and Adequate Standard of Living. The group will help inform our work to implement Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights, and our work more generally.
We would like to support people who experience poverty to influence decisions which affect them, using human rights as a tool for change.
Read the Call for Participants in Word format.
The Commission has issued a statement on the human rights concerns raised about Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
"The Scottish Human Rights Commission notes concerns over detention... society organisations for human rights organisations to be allowed entry to it.
The Commission’s... rise to human rights concerns. We are calling for an urgent review of the practice of indeterminate detention.
The Commission is responsible for promoting and protecting human rights of everyone
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has been unanimously re-elected to the role of Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) for a further three years.... Accredited ombudsmen and commissions with “A status” – including the Scottish Human Rights Commission - have access to the United Nations human rights system, including speaking rights at the Human... the work of the Scottish Human Rights Commission will continue to be shared with our sister
By clicking "Accept Cookies" you agree to the storing of third party cookies on your device. We use them to improve how our site functions for our users so that we are better able to provide information to our users. You can find out more and how to manage and delete cookies we place on your device by reading our Data Protection page.
