An accessible Microsoft Word version of our factsheet on our jointly commissioned research to map human rights-related advice and advocacy services in Scotland.
A reply to a letter from the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, the Right Honourable Dominic Raab MP, on the introduction of the UK Government's Bill of Rights.
The report of an independent evaluation of Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (2013 - 2017) which was carried out by Dr Jo Ferrie of the University of Glasgow.
Absolute rights - such as the right to life and the right to protection from inhuman and degrading treatment - are the most fundamental rights we have, and they must never be breached.
However, international and domestic human rights bodies have found evidence that people in places of detention such as prisons and mental health institutions are experiencing gaps in the protection of these rights which, if left unaddressed, are likely to lead to human rights breaches.
Issues include:
High
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