The Scottish Human Rights Commission has written to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (the SPCB), expressing concern that the SPCB’s recent decision to alter the status of the Scottish Parliament building and its grounds interferes with the rights to peaceful assembly and association... public consultation, or transparent assessment of the human rights issues engaged. The Commission urges the SPCB to publish a full human rights assessment of its decision.
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Commission welcomes move to address time limit on historic child abuse cases
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to remove a barrier to justice for survivors of historic child abuse.
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement that it will introduce a Limitation (Childhood Abuse) Bill to address the time limit on child abuse...:
“Securing access to justice is an important human rights issue for survivors of historic child abuse
Statement on Cyber Kiosks
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, has made the following statement following the Cabinet Secretary for Justice's evidence on cyber kiosks to the Scottish Parliament Justice Sub-Committee on Policing.
"The Commission remains disappointed with the Scottish Government's response to the concerns that we and others have raised about the lack of legal basis for the use of cyber kiosks by the police. The European Court of Human Rights has
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