plan for the Council.
Professor Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish HumanRights Commission, says:
“Cultural life for Scotland’s Gypsy Traveller community is a human right and is protected in international humanrights law.
“Access to appropriate housing without discrimination is protected by several international humanrights treaties to which the UK is a party, for example, the United Nations....
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is therefore concerned by the findings of the Scottish Housing
The Scottish HumanRights Commission has launched a new short animation today on the right to social security. The 3 minute animation explains what the right to social security means in practice, how it’s protected in international law and how it helps realise a range of other rights.
The animation is intended to be a useful resource for people and organisations seeking to improve Scotland’s social security system in various ways.
A captioned transcript of the animation is also available.
PDF version of Parallel Report of the Scottish HumanRights Commission to Replies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the list of issues in relation to its seventh periodic report to the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Our Parallel Report to the United Nations HumanRights Committee on the 8th examination of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
The humanrights movement rests on the recognition that people are not mere recipients of welfare, goodwill or charity but holders of rights. Freedom from hunger and access to sufficient, nutritious food are at the heart of the right to food.
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