The Scottish members of the UK National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) have today written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP, highlighting the vital importance of efforts to uphold the rights of people in detention and deprived of their liberty during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read the letter on the NPM website.
The letter is co-signed by Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, acting in her capacity as Chair of the UK NPM Scottish Subgroup, and John Wadham
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its BSL Plan for 2024-2030. The Plan has been published in BSL on YouTube and in English on our website.
The Commission recognises that BSL is a vibrant language, integral to the lives of many people in Scotland. We recognise that BSL is the first language of many Deaf and Deafblind people in Scotland and that BSL users, including those who use the tactile form of the language, have the same rights as everyone else to engage with and access
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