as employees understand their rights, and that they can provide rights-based approaches in their roles. Humanrights based approaches have the opportunity to provide greater staff empowerment for creativity
The Scottish HumanRights Commission has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP, raising ongoing concerns about the management of COVID-19 in Scotland's prisons.
The Commission is seeking assurance that steps will be taken to address the rising prison population, which... the rights of people who live and work in Scotland's prisons.
"Given the prison population is now... provided to enable us to have confidence that people's rights are being adequately respected
A letter to the Equalities, HumanRights and Civil Justice Committee on the Commission's report to the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO). This letter was also sent to the Minister for Victims and Community Safety; and the Criminal Justice Committee.
The Commission has submitted its views to the Scottish Parliament's Finance and Constitution Committee's Inquiry on the Impact of COVID-19 on public finances and the Fiscal Framework. The submission highlights the importance of humanrights based budgeting to guide economic recovery and financial decision-making.
Written response to The Scottish Parliament in relation to Petition PE1667: Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to conduct a wide review of Scottish mental health and incapacity legislation and, when doing so, to take due account of recent developments in international humanrights law.
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