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Getting involved in shaping Scotland’s human rights future
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What I am going to talk about
• What are human rights?
• What is the Scottish Human Rights Commission?
• What we have found are some gaps and good practice in human rights in Scotland
• How we propose to address gaps: developing Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights
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• What we all need to live with dignity• Things that must be done and things that must not be
done• Cover all areas of our life:
Justice education taking part where we live
What are human rights?
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• Based in our laws and in laws at the United Nations and Europe
What are human rights?
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What is the Scottish Human Rights Commission
• Established by Scottish Parliament and Independent of Government and Parliament
• Recognised by the United Nations
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What we do…. A Human Rights Based Approach
• Empowerment: people know their rights and how to claim them
• Ability: s services can be delivered in a way that best reflects people’s rights
• Accountability: there is good monitoring and remedies when things go wrong
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What we have found: good laws, mixed practice
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What we have found: some good practice,some gaps
Health and social care
• The good: opportunities to take a human rights approach in self directed support, integrating health and care, care standards; co-production on independent living, some rights based care services, Carers Charter, Mental Health Act
• The gaps: “portability” of care, inconsistent quality of care, guardianships, medication, autonomy
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What we have found: some good practice,some gaps
Social lives • The good: living wage,
domestic abuse legislation, Homelessness Act
• The gaps: access to services in rural areas; where Gypsy/Traveller live; family life of people with learning disabilities; different views on inclusive education
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What we have found: some good practice,some gaps
Justice and security • The good: opportunities in
police reform, Children’s Hearing system, Victims and Witnesses Bill
• The gaps: increasing hate crimes; low prosecution in trafficking, police use of “TASER” weapons, conditions in detention, legal aid
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What should be done? Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights
UN recommends a National Action Plan
A road-map to make all human rights real.
Based on evidence and participation
MonitoredWorked well in Sweden,
Finland, Australia, New Zealand
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Next steps
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Get involved!
1. What do you think are the real gaps in human rights in Scotland?
2. What should be done to address those gaps?
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www.scottishhumanrights.com/actionplan
@Scothumanrights