Why we are spotlighting this issue
In Scotland, our humanrights are protected by international and domestic law. These laws should help to prevent breaches of our rights and provide us with routes to access justice when things go wrong.
Yet too often, people in Scotland are experiencing humanrights denials and facing barriers that prevent them from accessing justice.
The journey to access justice for humanrights breaches can be long, complicated, and expensive, requiring rights holders
with all of our sister nationalhumanrights institutions around the world, including our close colleagues in the South African HumanRights Commission, to carry on his legacy and strive to build a world...Professor Alan Miller said: "The Scottish HumanRights Commission pays tribute to the life of Nelson Mandela and will continue to draw inspiration from his commitment to universal humanrights... Nations High Commissioner for HumanRights here.
intrusive of this right. The Scottish HumanRights Commission therefore wants to see clear rules and safeguards in place to regulate the use of this technology, and to guarantee robust and independent oversight.
The European Court of HumanRights has established that it is the state's responsibility... for the use of cyber kiosks by Police Scotland. We note the legal opinion provided to Police Scotland... for clear, sufficient and robust safeguards, including appropriate oversight. People's rights to privacy
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The Palestinian Independent Commission for HumanRights (ICHR) is urging you to take immediate action..., Commissioner General, The Independent Commission for HumanRights in Palestine (link).
Date: 21 November, 2012
Open Letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon The Independent Commission for HumanRights Calls on the Secretary General to Take Immediate Action to End Israeli Military Offensive... which will further exacerbate the humanrights and humanitarian situation and cause serious
The Commission has made a submission to the Scottish Government consultation on National Health Outcomes relating to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.
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