The Scottish Human Rights Commission (the Commission) invites interested parties to submit an application to undertake a short piece of research to inform the Commission’s submission to Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women as part of the periodic review of the United Kingdom. The Commission intends to submit shadow reports for both the pre-session, taking place in July 2018, and for the full review which will be held in February 2019. The research
A joint letter from members of the UK Independent Mechanism (UKIM), designated under Article 33.2 of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN CRPD).
In August 2023, a UKIM report indicated little progress had been made to implement the Committee’s recommendations from its inquiry into the UK, which found ‘grave and systematic’ violations of the Convention. This letter provides more information in response to questions asked
human rights bodies directly relating to reform of the Fatal Accident Inquiry system and the prevention....
The Commission’s Strategic Plan 2024-28 highlights human rights in places of detention... in the requirements of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which requires the independent... media@scottishhumanrights.com.
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Her Majesty’s Inspector for Prisons in Scotland (HMIPS) has published the findings of the latest inspection of HMP Inverness today.
The inspection took place from 13 to 24 November and Diego Quiroz, Policy Officer at the Scottish Human Rights Commission attended to support a human rights based approach to the inspection.
The Commission has been involved in the inspection of several of Scotland’s 15 prisons to ensure that the human rights of prisoners are being respected.
HMP Inverness, opened
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