and input, given the serious human rights considerations arising from the pandemic.
The Commission monitored and drew attention to a range of human rights issues during the immediate pandemic... a wide-ranging set of international human rights directly into Scots law.
We also welcomed two new... an informed discourse around human rights in the media, social media and within the Scottish Parliament... experience of human rights in our work.
As the year drew to a close, the Commission was pleased to secure
Two new part-time Commissioners have been appointed to the Scottish Human Rights Commission... and human rights.
Following an open appointment process by the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate... leadership in the third sector, with a career dedicated to advancing legal rights and embedding human....
Professor Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Commission says:
"The Scottish Human Rights Commission is delighted... to the Scottish Human Rights Commission in addressing the pressing need to ensure real changes in access
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights (link to Home page in English) is a sister National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) to the SHRC, and is recognised by the United Nations as an "A status" NHRI. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights is part of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.
The PICHR have made the following statement... High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the conflict see this page.
19 November 2012
The Palestinian
Nations specialist on human rights is visiting Scotland this week to highlight ways to strengthen... to a meeting of civil society organisations how Scotland could do more to improve its human rights... relies on civil society and national human rights institutions to provide them with information... November and is being organised by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The event is being carried out as part of the Commission's work on monitoring and reporting on international human rights treaties
The Scottish Human Rights Commission strongly welcomes the full protection of the rights... significantly strengthens the human rights of children and young people. It puts children’s rights... the international human rights treaties in the world. The preamble to the treaty sets out... that affect them.
“This is the first time that international human rights laws have been given.... The legislation also paves the way for the further incorporation of other international human rights treaties
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