, 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
Why we are spotlighting this issue
In Scotland, our human rights are protected by international and domestic law. These laws should help to prevent breaches of our rights and provide us with routes to access justice when things go wrong.
Yet too often, people in Scotland are experiencing human rights denials and facing barriers that prevent them from accessing justice.
The journey to access justice for human rights breaches can be long, complicated, and expensive, requiring rights holders
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today laid its fourth Strategic Plan at the Scottish Parliament, covering the period 2020-2024.
The Plan sets out four strategic priorities for the Commission's work over the next four years. These are:
Progressing understanding and strengthening legal protection of economic, social and cultural rights
Strengthening accountability for meeting human rights obligations
Building wider ownership of human rights
Advancing best practice locally and sharing
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