The UK Independent Mechanism (UKIM) under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has written to the UK Government calling on it to take action to tackle the violations of disabled people's human rights arising from changes to the welfare system, highlighted in a recent... for Disabled People, Health and Work.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Equality and Human... commitment to put respect for human dignity at the heart of its approach to social security
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has warmly welcomed the vision and calls to action set out in If not, now, when?, the report published today by the Social Renewal Advisory Board.
Human rights are at the heart of the Board’s vision for a more equal, just and progressive Scotland... to Action 11, which calls for the incorporation of international human rights instruments into Scots law... the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Human rights, protected in law and made real in practice, are central to achieving
The Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Equality and Human Rights Commission will shortly release an opportunity for organisations, or partnerships of organisations, to lead an inclusive project on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The goals of the project will be to raise awareness of the Convention and its monitoring processes among disabled people and their organisations, as well as delivering a Scottish civil society shadow report to the Committee which
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, expressing concerns about Clause 17 and the Schedule to the Bill. The Bill is being debated in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 29 October.
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Commission, notes the Commission's concerns regarding the "approach to assessing capacity... and Human Rights Commission and the Children & Young People’s Commissioner Scotland on these matters
Members of the Scottish Parliament will discuss the Regulation of Care for Older People in a debate tomorrow (Wednesday 7 March).
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the debate in the Scottish Parliament, and has sent a briefing note to all MSPs highlighting key human rights considerations ahead of the debate.
Read the briefing in Word format.
The Health and Sport Committee has already made a number of recommendations for areas of improvement which will enhance the accountability
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