The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Scottish Government's publication of the Scottish Social Security Charter, which will now be considered for approval by the Scottish Parliament.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
"We welcome that the new Scottish Social Security... the service and ensure the system is responsive to people's rights. Recognising that social security... social security - this kind of participation is a crucial element of a human rights based approach."
on the Bill is clear. We believe the suggested reforms support best practice in human rights.
As Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution, the Commission promotes and protects everyone’s human rights. We recognise the range of views and strength of debate on this issue. We now await the decision
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has made a submission to the Scottish Government’s... her views.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is an independent public body with a statutory remit to promote and protect all human rights for everyone in Scotland. The Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ national human rights institution within the UN system.
Between 2012 and 2014, the Scottish Human Rights Commission and CELCIS (the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has been unanimously re-elected to the role of Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) for a further three years.
The European.... Accredited ombudsmen and commissions with “A status” – including the Scottish Human Rights Commission - have access to the United Nations human rights system, including speaking rights at the Human Rights... the work of the Scottish Human Rights Commission will continue to be shared with our sister organisations
The Commission has responded to the consultation on the 10 year strategy for policing in Scotland. We welcome the commitment to the values of fairness, integrity and respect as well as to a rights based approach to policing in the proposed strategy. However, we recommend that human rights should be explicitly cited whilst mainstreamed across the whole strategy.
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