Our policy officer Diego Quiroz has briefed John Knox, the Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, on the good practice taking place in Scotland.
Over the past six years, the Commission has urged the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament to take a series of actions to ensure that a human rights based approach to climate change is implemented in policy.
For full details of Scotland's approach to climate justice read the briefing note in Word format.
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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Scottish Government's publication of the Scottish Social Security Charter, which will now be considered for approval by the Scottish Parliament.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
"We welcome that the new Scottish Social Security Charter recognises social security is a human right. The Charter seeks to empower people accessing the service and ensure the system is responsive to people's rights. Recognising that social security
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today laid its fourth Strategic Plan at the Scottish Parliament, covering the period 2020-2024.
The Plan sets out four strategic priorities for the Commission's work over the next four years. These are:
Progressing understanding and strengthening legal protection of economic, social and cultural rights
Strengthening accountability for meeting human rights obligations
Building wider ownership of human rights
Advancing best practice locally and sharing
The Commission has prepared a briefing for MSPs on the COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme ("vaccine passports"), ahead of a debate to be held in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 9 September.
The Commission understands MSPs will debate a Scottish Government proposal to introduce such a scheme for entry to specified venues and large events, including nightclubs, music festivals and some football grounds. In this briefing, the Commission highlights some of the key human rights
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