Minority and Indigenous Rights in Scotland: Cultural Recognition of Scotland's Gypsy Travellers

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Human Rights Council

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Universal Periodic Review

, Member States of the United Nations assess each other's progress on human rights through the Human Rights Council. The Council then makes a series of recommendations to the government of the country... countries to account for their compliance with international human rights laws and standards... means that Scotland and the UK's performance on human rights is examined against the requirements of international human rights treaties and commitments. The UK was one of the first States Tuesday 04 October 2016

Scottish prisoners get a guide to rights under the prison rules for the first time

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Easy Read Part 1: UKIM Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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