The Commission has commented on the Advocate General’s Draft Clauses for Consultation in relation to proposed amendments to the Scotland Act 1998 concerning the Lord Advocate, Community law and Convention rights (criminal appeals).
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:
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human rights based approaches towards a fairer and a healthier Scotland. We will discuss how a human rights based approach, including the right to health, can contribute to and be embedded... human right enshrined in international law and protected by minimum legal standards. Organised...Scottish Government will today host a seminar on human rights based approaches to health and social care, in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Health
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