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Highlands and Islands We started the project in the place with the biggest gaps in human rights data: the Highlands and Islands. In 2023, we visited more than twenty towns across six local authorities and interviewed more than a hundred people  . Some of the most critical issues that we found were: Many people are unable to afford housing, to heat their homes or to travel to access healthcare. A significant number of people are homeless, and some are living in conditions of rooflessness

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The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the passing of the Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Act by the Scottish Parliament today. This legislation creates a new independent body, Redress Scotland, to administer a scheme making financial payments to survivors... of the Commission, said: “Child abuse is a human rights violation, and anyone who has been subjected... Child Abuse | Scottish Human Rights Commission

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The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the First Minister’s announcement that the Scottish Government will amend its COVID-19 certification scheme, to allow people the option of evidencing a recent negative lateral flow test as an alternative to vaccination status. This change... interference with human rights including: the right to private and family life, which covers... measures that interfere with human rights, the scheme should be subject to regular meaningful

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A letter to the Equalities, Human Rights 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.