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!

Thanks to everyone at ENNHRI for organising this inspiring event.

We were pleased to be there as Scotland's National Human Rights Institution, discussing knowledge and ideas from across Europe.

On 1st May, join us & Cathy Asante from Scottish Human Rights Commission for the first in our new webinar series exploring the international treaties behind the Human Rights Bill, 'Our International Human Rights: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities': buff.ly/3TUdBLn

After hearing from NHRIs and NGOs, the UN Human Rights Committee has recommended that the UK:

- Repeal the discriminative legislative provisions within the Illegal Migration Act 2023

- Withdraw the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Bill or repeal the bill if passed. ⬇️

🆕 The #HRCttee has published Concluding Observations on #CHILE 🇨🇱, #SOMALIA 🇸🇴, #NAMIBIA 🇳🇦, #GUYANA 🇬🇾, #UK 🇬🇧, #SERBIA 🇷🇸 and #INDONESIA 🇮🇩

They are now also available on our website: ccprcentre.org/concluding-obs…

🔗 Find the press release here: ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Important question Scottish Parliament this week from Maggie Chapman MSP referencing Scottish Human Rights Commission submission to UN Treaty Bodies on #ICCPR and our findings about current conditions in the Scottish prison estate. Read the exchange here ⬇️

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Alongside our counterparts at the UK Independent Mechanism, we've published additional information for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to inform their review into disabled people's rights in the UK.

Read the letter on our website:

Today the UK State faced scrutiny on its violations of Disabled people’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons.

Here's a breakdown of what happened, why it matters, and what the Scottish Government said.

Scottish Human Rights Commission

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Today we spoke at UN Human Rights in Geneva about our concerns for civil & political rights in Scotland, including issues with access to justice & in places of detention.

Find out more 👇
scottishhumanrights.com/news/concern-f…

Today we spoke at UN Human Rights in Geneva about our concerns for civil & political rights in Scotland, including issues with access to justice & in places of detention.

Find out more 👇
scottishhumanrights.com/news/concern-f…

Good morning from Palais Wilson. Here today to talk about #iccpr in the UK. We’ll be raising issues in Scottish prisons, access to justice in Scotland and the impact of UK-immigration reforms.

This #IWD , we’re talking about the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent & combat Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG).

For insight on Scotland's efforts, we spoke with survivors of VAWG about their experiences. Read the report on our website:
bit.ly/3wmThsQ

To mark #IWD , we're also talking about the Istanbul Convention, a Council of Europe human rights treaty which aims to prevent and combat gender-based violence.

Michelle's blog highlights the impact of women with learning disabilities work to ensure their inclusion in gender-based violence policy and beyond. How will you #InspireInclusion this #IWD2024 ? Scottish Government COSLA Scottish Human Rights Commission Inspiring Scotland Delivering Equally Safe

This #IWD , we’re talking about the Istanbul Convention, which aims to prevent & combat Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG).

For insight on Scotland's efforts, we spoke with survivors of VAWG about their experiences. Read the report on our website:
bit.ly/3wmThsQ

🧵Last year, we released a report on attitudes to human rights in Scotland.

As part of the research, YouGov, the public opinion specialists, held focus groups with people from all over Scotland, here’s what people said: