Why we are spotlighting this issue
In Scotland, our human rights are protected by international and domestic law. These laws should help to prevent breaches of our rights and provide us with routes... rights denials and facing barriers that prevent them from accessing justice.
The journey to access justice for human rights breaches can be long, complicated, and expensive, requiring rights holders to have:
knowledge about where to turn for help or how to complain
money for and access to specialist
Scottish human rights “report card” submitted to United Nations: highlights threats to Human Rights Act, calls for action to tackle rights concerns across Scotland
Participating in the UPR
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an international process that monitors human rights across all UN member states, including the UK as a way of holding countries to account for their compliance with international human rights laws and standards.
The UPR is a key opportunity for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to report directly to the United Nations Human Rights Council on issues that they are concerned about.
Find out more about the UPR
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