International Women's Day 2014

in issues personal safety and access to justice, equal pay, fair treatment at work, access Wednesday 15 June 2016

Cost of living crisis is a human rights crisis

the fair, effective and efficient generation and use of resources Read more about human rights Monday 06 February 2023

Brexit: rights, risks and responsibilities. What’s at stake for human rights in Scotland?

and a fair hearing; and potentially social rights such as workers’ rights, access to social security Monday 06 March 2017

BLOG: Making Rights Real – the Role of Human Rights in the Public Budget

, transparent, fair and accountable use of national resources. - Dr. Alison Hosie, Research Officer Tuesday 03 September 2019

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) commits all State parties to protect the civil and political rights of all individuals. There are currently 37 General Comments which clarify the scope and content of ICCPR’s provisions, which can be accessed here. ICCPR includes protection of the right to: life; liberty; fair trial; freedom of expression, religion and association and freedom from slavery and torture. ICCPR, when combined with the International Covenant Wednesday 06 July 2016