The Scottish Rights Commission Submission to the United Nation’s Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights for the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland April 2016 The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) for Scotland, accredited with A status by the Global Alliance of NHRIs. SHRC was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament and has a general duty to promote awareness, understanding and respect for all human rights and to encourage best practice. SHRC also has a number of powers including: -Recommending such changes to Scottish law, policy and practice as it considers necessary. -The power to conduct inquiries into the policies or practices of Scottish public authorities. -The power to intervene in some civil court cases. SHRC is one of the three NHRIs in the UK. SHRC is a member of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) designated in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Contact Diego Quiroz, Policy Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission, Governor’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DE, Scotland. E: diego.quiroz@scottishhumanrights.com, tel: +44 (0)131 244 5284.
The Scottish Rights Commission Submission to the United Nation’s Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights for the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland April 2016 The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) for Scotland, accredited with A status by the Global Alliance of NHRIs. SHRC was established by an Act of the Scottish Parliament and has a general duty to promote awareness, understanding and respect for all human rights and to encourage best practice. SHRC also has a number of powers including: -Recommending such changes to Scottish law, policy and practice as it considers necessary. -The power to conduct inquiries into the policies or practices of Scottish public authorities. -The power to intervene in some civil court cases. SHRC is one of the three NHRIs in the UK. SHRC is a member of the UK’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) designated in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Contact Diego Quiroz, Policy Officer, Scottish Human Rights Commission, Governor’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DE, Scotland. E: diego.quiroz@scottishhumanrights.com, tel: +44 (0)131 244 5284.
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