Aspects of ‘bedroom tax’ breach human rights
A number of disabled people had appealed to the Supreme Court over application of the ‘bedroom tax’. Mrs Carmichael won her case. She is not able to share a bedroom [...]
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SHRC call for human rights at heart of social security
The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is calling on the Scottish Government to put human rights, and the principles of dignity and respect, at the heart of the new [...]
UN Committee finds disabled people disproportionately affected by benefits reforms
An inquiry by the UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled Persons concluded that changes to housing benefits and criteria for parts of the Personal Independence Payment, along [...]
Consultation on opt-out on religious observance
All young people in Scotland currently need parental permission to withdraw from religious activities in schools such as assemblies. The UN committee on the rights of the [...]
‘Stop and search’ powers not to be extended
The Scottish Government had carried out a consultation on whether there should be statutory powers to ‘stop and search’ young people for alcohol. However, after [...]
Immigrant detention centre planning application rejected
THE planning committee of Renfrewshire Council has rejected an application by the UK Government Home Office to open a 51 bed “short-term holding facility” to house [...]
Warning of rise in hate speech in Scottish classrooms
In evidence to the Equality and Human Rights Committee in the Scottish Parliament, academics from Moray House School of Education have said that there are fears that Brexit [...]
Rights of disabled woman raised at First Minister’s Questions
Anas Sarwar, Labour’s Health spokesperson, questioned the First Minster about what was being done to enable Janice Arundel, who is blind and has learning disabilities, to [...]
Scottish Parliament discuss China MoU
The Scottish Government’s discussions with Chinese firms to create a Memorandum of Understanding collapsed. There had been strong criticism of the firms’ human rights [...]
First Minister writes to Donald Trump – shared value of human rights for all
Nicola Sturgeon has written to Donald Trump, President-elect of the USA. She said in the letter that Scotland and the USA share “fundamental values of equality, [...]