The Scottish Human Rights Commission Commission’s Dr Claire Methven O'Brien participating in a session with ENNHRI members in #Geneva on the protection and promotion of #HumanRightsDefenders in our work as National Human Rights Institutions #NHRI

It's a privilege to be at the @ENNHRI General Assembly and GANHRI General Meeting this week.

We're joining fellow National Human Rights Institutions from across the globe to discuss our shared mission to promote and protect #HumanRights

#NHRI #NHRI s 👇

Reminder: Our office is closed for the public holiday today and we will return tomorrow at 9am.

📢Our office will be closed on Monday 6th May for the public holiday.

We will return on Tuesday 7th May.

Institutionalisation is a human rights issue & we're monitoring Scotland's progress in moving away from the practice, report due later this year.

Thanks to Charles & Karen, two of the human rights defenders we're working alongside on this project, who powerfully shared their…

Many thanks to Cathy Asante from Scottish Human Rights Commission for joining us for the first of the 'Our International Human Rights' webinars.
Catch the next one on Wednesday 8th May, when we'll be joined by Catherine Murphy from Engender: buff.ly/3xAOrcf

My turn up next - as we turn to discuss useful tools to support the advancement of fiscal openness - in my case the fabulous International Budget Partnership Open Budget Survey Open Gov Partnership Open Government Scotland Scottish Human Rights Commission #YourBudgetYourRights

There's still time to register for the first of our new webinar series, 'Our International Human Rights'.
Join Cathy Asante from Scottish Human Rights Commission to find out about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday: buff.ly/3TUdBLn

In a new report, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities found no significant progress to improve disabled people’s rights in the UK since 2016.

The Scottish & UK Governments must do more to protect disabled people’s rights to employment, independent living &…

We have laid our Strategic Plan 2024-28 before Scottish Parliament

As Scotland’s human rights watchdog, our top priorities are:
· Poverty
· Places of Detention
· Access to Justice
· Rights Most at Risk

Read the plan on our website ⬇️
shorturl.at/dEO46

Good to be in Cardiff to represent Scottish Human Rights Commission at the Annual Conference of the UK NPM, bringing inspectorate bodies & regulators of all places of detention across the UK to focus on the delivery of the UN Protocol on the prevention of inhuman, degrading treatment and torture

We share the concerns of Council of Europe UN Human Rights after the UK Parliament passed the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. As Scotland’s #NHRI we’ll continue to monitor the #RuleOfLaw implications & advocate for a fair, dignified support system for those seeking protection.

1 week to the UK NPM Annual Conference!

We will be in #Cardiff to discuss the year's updates & priorities, hearing from Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) & Healthcare Inspectorate Wales about the NPM in #Wales

Plus a brilliant panel to reflect on culture in detention

More on the NPM: nationalpreventivemechanism.org.uk/news/blog-addr…
#UKNPM15

VIAS was delighted to deliver Easy Read Basics training to Scottish Human Rights Commission in Edinburgh today! It was a great to teach the importance of Easy Read and #accessible information for people with #autism and #learningdisability to them. Thanks for having us!