that Professor Alan Miller, chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), regards Westminster.... "It is relatively isolated in Europe in its attitude towards human rights," he says.
Seven days earlier... a government that has vowed to scrap the Human Rights Act, merely exacerbates Miller's frustration. "It's an example of something that will not be done because to do it would be contrary to human rights... chair exudes a sense of pride over Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights - a UK first which
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has commented on changes to practices for arming police.... Any potential increase in their use is of particular concern when it comes to our human rights... and for ensuring that police power, priorities and style are exercised in a way that protects the human rights... Scotland. More generally, we welcome Police Scotland’s stated commitment to taking a human rights-based..., through Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights, to embed better protection of human rights
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the Council of Europe on the UK’s... submission here (PDF).
This extensive report provides a detailed analysis of key human rights issues... recommendations to the European Committee of Social Rights at the Council of Europe. Thirty five... it Right: Human Rights in Scotland” in 2012 and led to the development of Scotland’s first National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP).
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Members of the Leadership Panel for Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights have written to the Smith Commission, drawing attention to human rights considerations in the context of devolving further powers.
Dear Lord Smith
Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP... recognised human rights are realised in people’s lives.
SNAP, launched on Dec 10 2013 with broad cross... to the importance of human rights considerations when it comes to devolving further powers
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the debate today (2 February 2012) in the Scottish Parliament on Prison Visiting Committees.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is the National Human Rights Institution for Scotland and is part of the National Preventative Mechanism (NPM) under... service for prisons, but considers that this should run alongside the human rights protections... to improve the protection of human rights for all of the people in Scotland.
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