The Scottish Human Rights Commission has commented on changes to practices for arming police... potential increase in their use is of particular concern when it comes to our human rights... that police power, priorities and style are exercised in a way that protects the human rights.... More generally, we welcome Police Scotland’s stated commitment to taking a human rights-based... Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights, to embed better protection of human rights within
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the Council of Europe on the UK’s... submission here (PDF).
This extensive report provides a detailed analysis of key human rights issues... recommendations to the European Committee of Social Rights at the Council of Europe. Thirty five... Rights in Scotland” in 2012 and led to the development of Scotland’s first National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP).
This database has been further developed and updated through: a national
Members of the Leadership Panel for Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights have written to the Smith Commission, drawing attention to human rights considerations in the context of devolving further powers.
Dear Lord Smith
Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP... recognised human rights are realised in people’s lives.
SNAP, launched on Dec 10 2013 with broad cross-party... to the importance of human rights considerations when it comes to devolving further powers
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the debate today (2 February 2012) in the Scottish Parliament on Prison Visiting Committees.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is the National Human Rights Institution for Scotland and is part of the National Preventative Mechanism (NPM) under... service for prisons, but considers that this should run alongside the human rights protections... the protection of human rights for all of the people in Scotland.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee Stage 1 Report on the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.
Following the Bill’s introduction in June 2014, the Commission submitted evidence to the Committee highlighting the Bill’s potential impact on people’s human rights. We recommended a series of actions including encouraging... has recognised that any new legislation should protect the rights of people accessing mental health
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