The Scottish HumanRights Commission welcomes the apology from the Scottish Government to members of the Gypsy Traveller Community for the 'Tinker Experiment'. Victims of the experiment, alongside... to engage with victims of the experiment and humanrights defenders on this topic. Once completed we... is an important first step towards redress for historic and ongoing injustice.
We will publish our human... is delivered.
For more information please visit: Cultural recognition of Scotland's Gypsy Travellers
The Commission made two written responses to the Public Petitions Committee on petition PE 1362, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to clearly demonstrate how the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 is compliant with the European Convention on HumanRights, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the key tenets of Scots Law and to publish the documents and evidence of such compliance.
for a humanrights based approach to budget setting and spending decisions following the coronavirus pandemic.
Article: New report leads to call for humanrights to be at the heart of post-COVID... on Economic Recovery: HumanRights and Economic Recovery
Opinion piece: Transparent public finances... and impact of COVID-19 on equalities and humanrights to Equalities and HumanRights Committee.
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HumanRights and post COVID-19 taxation: Commission submits a response to the Scottish Government's
, of humanrights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other... report in July 2024.
Commissioning two of Scotland’s national intermediatory organisations to bring... be accessed here.
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The ratification of international HumanRights treaties; the reporting... for Civil Society on Working with the UN HumanRights Programme. A helpful Guide for Civil Society..., restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose
The Scottish HumanRights Commission has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that work... Government:
Scottish Ministers expect a person-centred, humanrights based approach to ensure that every... HumanRights Commission, briefed MSPs last week on why humanrights need to be embedded... to understand both why and how people’s humanrights were impacted. A public inquiry can shine a light... move into recovery.
“People’s humanrights, including the right to life, have been impacted
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