The Scottish Human Rights Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-2015 today.
Professor... for the Commission as we continued our work to promote and protect human rights for everyone in Scotland... for thinking big about how best to realise all international human rights here in Scotland... continued to improve the protection of human rights here and now. Priority issues included tackling... awareness of climate change and its impact on people; and widening the debate about human rights and land
The Scottish Human Rights Commission expresses its deep concern today at the continuing situation... for effective, independent human rights monitoring and an investigation into all alleged violations of human....”
The Commission strongly supports the efforts of our sister National Human Rights Institution, the Palestinian Independent Commission on Human Rights, to monitor and report on human rights violations in the area. We also fully endorse the call made by Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Scottish Human Rights Commission warmly welcomes Professor Angela O’Hagan, who takes up her new... of Equality and Public Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University where she created the current MSc in Human Rights and previously led the MSc in Citizenship and Human Rights. She was also Deputy Director of the WISE Centre for Economic Justice.
Human rights leadership
Professor Angela O’Hagan’s career includes... with the Equal Opportunities Commission.
Angela O’Hagan has focused on integrating equality and human rights
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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Notes to Editors
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
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