The Scottish HumanRights Commission welcomes the launch of Redress Scotland, which marks the opening of a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical abuse in care.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
“The journey towards securing access to justice and remedies for survivors of abuse in care has been long and challenging. Survivors have worked tirelessly for many years to achieve this, and those efforts deserve the greatest recognition. The Commission warmly welcomes
We have been particularly concerned about the lack of available data for monitoring in the Highlands and Islands, when compared with the rest of Scotland. By listening to the lived experiences of residents and organisations in the area, as well as through our humanrights treaty monitoring work, we identified specific issues affecting rural and island communities, such as:
Slow and inaccessible health care services
Lack of affordable housing
Limited access to sufficient and nutritious food
The project will examine the denial of the rights to cultural recognition of Scotland’s Gypsy Travellers and the impact on the community, past and present.
To ensure victims can participate, the Commission has undertaken a co-led research project. Working with Rajpot, a voluntary organisation working to give indigenous and cultural communities a voice and an archival researcher, victims... and publish a HumanRights Assessment of the ‘Tinker Experiment’ and its ongoing impact and steps
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