The Scottish Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce that Jan Savage will take up post... rights, advocacy and participation work, with a particular focus on human-rights based campaigns... of the Commission’s work to promote and protect human rights in Scotland.
Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Ian Duddy, says:
“I am delighted to welcome Jan Savage to the Commission. Her strategic experience and proven commitment to human rights in Scotland make her an ideal appointment
The Scottish Human Rights Commission will today join the Equality and Human Rights Commission and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in calling for greater protection of human rights for people... to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s recent inquiry into the issue, the UK’s three “A status” national human rights institutions will address the 28th session of the Human Rights Council... to “protect the human rights of people in detention who have mental health conditions” by providing
Commission welcomes UN Human Rights Council recognition of the right to a healthy Environment 08 Oct 2021
Peaceful protest (2021) - joint written statement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Commission welcomes green recovery call for human rights based approach 17 Nov 2020
Commission concerned about rights to freedom of assembly and association at the Scottish Parliament 30 Sept 2021
Submission: Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly
Written submission by the Northern Ireland (UK): Human Rights Commission, Great Britain: Equality and Human Rights Commission, Scotland: Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Universal Periodic Review joint statement by the UK NHRIs to the HRC 42nd session at the mid-term stage.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is an international human rights agreement written by and for disabled people. The Commission works with its sister national human rights organisations in the UK, and civil society organisations, to monitor its implementation in Scotland.
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