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We know that people can experience problems when it comes to their own human rights. Our Help with Human Rights leaflet gives details of organisations and services that may be able to help you, if you have a human rights problem. It is also available in Word and Easy Read format. Please note that the Scottish Human Rights Commission does not handle complaints, or provide a help service...) of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006 explains this. When the Scottish Parliament set

Health & Social Care

There are three national human rights institutions in the UK – the Scottish Human Rights Commission...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today called for an amendment to the Health and Social Care Bill which would clarify the law around the Human Rights Act and publicly funded home care and healthcare services. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 clarified that the Human Rights Act extends... as to the application of the Human Rights Act to home care or private healthcare services. Essentially the law

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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed today's commitment from the Scottish Government... on this issue by the Historic Abuse InterAction Action Plan Review Group. In particular, we welcome... and serious physical or emotional abuse or neglect has a human right to access an effective and fair... an obligation to protect the rights of anyone in care. While historic abuses cannot be reversed, it is right that today's government takes all possible action to deliver justice for those affected

Health & Social Care

The Commission's Research Officer, Alison Hosie, has recently written a blog for the Health and Human Rights Journal. Read her blog post on Contributing to the Accountability Web: The Role of National Human Rights Institutions and Sustainable Development Goals.