The Global Justice Academy (University of Edinburgh) and the Scottish Human Rights Commission co-hosted a lecture on 11 December 2014 to look at how economic and social rights could be protected in Scotland's future.
The speakers looked at various models and methods of incorporating economic and social rights. These rights, based on the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural... to an adequate standard of living, rights at work and a right to social security among others
for Human Rights, which we aim to launch in December 2013. The National Action Plan will be a roadmap for the progressive realisation of internationally agreed human rights, including the right to adequate... recommended that welfare reform measures should be assessed based on their human rights impact both...The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the preliminary statements made by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing on the conclusion of her mission to the UK.
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Police play a vital role in defending some of our most fundamental human rights. They support our ability to live free from violence, crime and fear, and help create an environment within which other rights and freedoms can be enjoyed. Since it was established in 2008, the Scottish Human Rights Commission has worked closely with police in Scotland and since its creation, with Police Scotland. Nevertheless there are still things that can be done to improve policing in Scotland.
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