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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today published its contribution to the national discussion on creating a Fairer Scotland. A new briefing, 'Creating a Fairer Scotland: A Human Rights Based Approach to Tackling Poverty', outlines the international human rights standards that underpin social justice and makes a series of recommendations to help realise rights in a fairer Scotland. On 9 September, the Commission is hosting a round table discussion on human rights in a Fairer Scotland
The three 'A' status national human rights institutions in the UK – the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Human Rights Commission – have issued a joint statement on violence against women. The statement has been released in response to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur following her visit to the UK in 2014. The joint statement can be read here in Word format. 
Scotland is signed up to many international human rights obligations, set out in laws, treaties and conventions, as part of the United Kingdom. As an accredited ‘A Status’ national human rights institution, the Commission helps to monitor the impact of international human rights treaties... speaking rights at the UN Human Rights Council, which is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.