SHRC
Scottish Human Rights Commission
| Type | Other |
|---|---|
| Website | scottishhumanrights.com |
| Wikipedia |  |
| Year founded | 2008 |
| Location |
Edinburgh
 United Kingdom
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| Functions | Advocacy |
| Funding sources | Governments or multi-govt organizations |
| Tags | human rights uk scotland |
| Summary | The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is the national human rights institution for Scotland. It was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament and started its work in 2008. The Commission is independent of Government, and of the Scottish and Westminster Parliaments. It seeks to promote and protect the human rights of everyone in Scotland, working to increase awareness, recognition and respect for human rights, and make them more relevant and easier to apply in everyday life. The Commission aims to help everyone understand their rights and the shared responsibilities everyone has to each other and to their community. |
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Publications
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 8 March 2023 English
Statement to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights for the 72nd Pre-Sessional Working Group on the Examination of the United Kingdom’s Compliance with the United Nations International Covenant …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 24 February 2023 English
Such an employment strategy and plan of action should target disadvantaged and marginalised individuals and groups in particular and include indicators and benchmarks by which progress in relation to the …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 22 February 2023 English
Issues raised include: • Proposed changes to the human rights legal framework in the UK and Scotland; • The establishment of the new devolved social security system and agency; • …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 21 February 2023 English
Such an employment strategy and plan of action should target disadvantaged and marginalised individuals and groups in particular and include indicators and benchmarks by which progress in relation to the …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 16 February 2023 English
The Commission is the National Human Rights Institution for Scotland and is independent of the Scottish Government and Parliament in the exercise of its functions. [...] This note is not …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 13 February 2023 English
The Commission discussed the formatting of the events calendar and agreed that it would be amended to separate (a) work the Commission is leading and (b) events and work that …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 2 February 2023 English
Issues raised include: • Proposed changes to the human rights legal framework in the UK and Scotland; • The establishment of the new devolved social security system and agency; • …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 24 January 2023 English
Please note, that as the Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland has duties and powers to engage fully with the CRC review, and given the scale of demands on …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 20 January 2023 English
The right to a healthy environment is contained in various non-binding international instruments, but also considered to be an inherent component of other fundamental human rights, such as the right …
SHRC: Scottish Human Rights Commission · 10 January 2023 English
Key forthcoming commitments were highlighted, including the evidence session with the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee at the Scottish Parliament on 6 December and the Communications and Engagement …