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
The Right to Housing
"The right to housing should be seen as the right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity."
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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The first UN Committee review of the UK's implementation of CRPD was in March 2017. Ahead of that review, UKIM published a report in 2016, which found a series of areas where disabled people's rights were not being fully protected and realised in Scotland.
Since then, the Commission - as part of UKIM - have submitted regular reports to the United Nations Committee for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
An updated report was submitted to the UN CRPD Committee
The Commission has today welcomed recommendations made to the Scottish Government by the Historic Abuse InterAction Review Group on financial redress for survivors of historic abuse. A financial compensation or redress scheme is essential for securing access to justice for survivors of childhood abuse. Anyone who has been subjected to sexual abuse and serious physical or emotional abuse or neglect has a human right to access an effective and fair remedy.
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The Participation Coordinator will build and grow the Commission’s network of relationships with public sector bodies, civil society organisations and people whose rights are directly affected, creating a two-way dialogue between the Commission and its key stakeholders.
The Communications Assistant will provide administrative support to the Communications and Participation team, supporting the day-to-day delivery of the Commission’s communications and participation activities.
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