The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) protects disabled people's rights. CRPD says that institutionalisation should be replaced by personalised support in the community, chosen by the people who need it. The Scottish Government have ratified this Treaty, which means that they must take action to make this happen for disabled people in Scotland.
In the 1990s, the Scottish Government decided that all large institutions for people with learning disabilities/autism would
Commission welcomes move to address time limit on historic child abuse cases
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to remove a barrier to justice for survivors of historic child abuse.
Commenting on the Scottish Government’s announcement that it will introduce a Limitation (Childhood Abuse) Bill to address the time limit on child abuse...:
“Securing access to justice is an important human rights issue for survivors of historic child abuse
Statement on Cyber Kiosks
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, has made the following statement following the Cabinet Secretary for Justice's evidence on cyber kiosks to the Scottish Parliament Justice Sub-Committee on Policing.
"The Commission remains disappointed with the Scottish Government's response to the concerns that we and others have raised about the lack of legal basis for the use of cyber kiosks by the police. The European Court of Human Rights has
Following the latest government advice in relation to COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Scottish Human Rights Commission has this week initiated a move to remote working. All staff are now working from home and will not be taking part in face-to-face external events and meetings for the foreseeable future. We are in contact with relevant stakeholders to make alternative arrangements where possible.
You... rights in Scotland. We will continue to monitor, review and take action where required to adapt
rights-based principles to guide decision-making. See our briefing.
We believe that the clinical guidance would be significantly enhanced by explicit consideration of and reference to human rights
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