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On Thursday 28 February the Scottish Human Rights Commission and CELCIS (Centre of Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland, University of Strathclyde) hosted an InterAction event in Glasgow.
The aim of the InterAction, the first facilitated negotiation within a human rights framework..., and was supported by staff and the Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Professor Alan Miller....”
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission said:
“Last week’s meeting
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has submitted two reports to the United Nations Committee for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The reports have been prepared jointly by the Commission and the other members of the UK and Scottish Independent Monitoring Mechanisms for the CRPD.
The reports set out a series of areas where disabled people's rights are not currently being fully protected and realised in Scotland. They have been submitted to the UN Committee
The Commission welcomes the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee's Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Bill which concludes that a new Biometrics Commissioner should have stronger enforcement powers.
In particular, we are pleased to see evidence given by Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, reflected in the Commission's conclusions that the Code of Practice must be placed on a statutory footing.
We are pleased that the Committee recognises that human rights, privacy
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