’s Illegal Migration Bill, introduced to the UK Parliament on 7 March, which aims to deny people... to the UK Parliament, many aspects of policy related to the treatment of refugees in Scotland are within the Scottish Parliament’s remit, for example the housing of asylum seekers in local hotels.
We... of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish MPs at Westminster to (a) challenge this Bill and (b) explore all
We will use our findings to push for urgent action on outstanding recommendations where progress is too slow. We will share this report with a range of bodies to allow progress to be assessed and tracked over time.
This includes:
The Criminal Justice Committee of the Scottish Parliament
Audit Scotland
The European Committee on the Prevention of Torture
The Human Rights Committee
The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Together with the National Preventive Mechanism, we will also track progress
of the debate.
The Scottish Parliament will debate a motion to reconsider the approach taken by the Bill... provisions in the Bill were outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.
Earlier this year... bring the Bill back to the Scottish Parliament.
You can read the full statement.
Watch the debate... Commission said:
“The Scottish Parliament now has the opportunity to carefully consider the next steps... of the Child Bill into the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament are debated over the coming
Land reform in Scotland is an important human rights issue. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 was passed in April 2016.
Why is land ownership a human rights issue?
Land ownership and access to land in Scotland is an emotive issue. During 2014 and 2015, the Commission engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government, to encourage everyone involved... 2021-2026.
In 2014 and 2015 the Commission gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee Stage 1 Report on the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill.
Following the Bill’s introduction in June 2014, the Commission submitted evidence to the Committee highlighting the Bill’s potential impact on people’s human rights. We recommended a series of actions including encouraging... Parliament by the end of February 2015.
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