About NHRIs
The Commission is Scotland's National Human Rights Institution (NHRI). NHRIs... to account for their human rights obligations. They also help shape laws, policies and attitudes... by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Strong and effective NHRIs help bridge the "protection gap" between the rights of individuals and the responsibilities of the State by:
Monitoring the human rights situation in the country and the actions of the State
Providing advice
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