On 28 September 2011, at a gathering convened by Maastricht University and the International Commission of Jurists, a group of experts in international law and human rights adopted the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Based on legal research conducted over a period of more than a decade, the undersigned experts adopted the following principles.
Our letter to Karen Adam MSP, Convener of the Equality, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the final report of the follow up procedure of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UK Inquiry.
A joint statement on behalf of the UK's "A Status" NHRIs regarding the human rights of persons with mental health issues detained by the state, has been delivered at the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The Commission has submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the United Kingdom’s 7th periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its submission to the United Nation's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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