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 Scottish HumanRights Commission has called for an end to the police practice of carrying out... a threat to everyone’s right to privacy, protected in our law by the HumanRights Act and Article 8 of the European Convention on HumanRights. All of us should be free to go about our daily business... and communities and would be a positive and constructive approach to protecting the humanrights of us all.”
Read a presentation on the Commission's work on policing and humanrights.
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marriages to take place in Scotland. Read the news release from the Scottish Government.
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish HumanRights Commission, said today: “The Commission welcomes the announcement today as a means of ensuring that Scotland is a fair country which respects the human dignity and rights of everyone.
“Paving the way for same sex marriage through the proposed legislative route is a realistic and considered way forward which recognises, protects and balances the humanrights
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