Hate and intimidation ‘everyday reality’ for LGBT people
Some gay people in sleepy villages and rural towns are being relentlessly bullied because of their sexuality – leaving some too scared to leave the house, an expert has warned.
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Tag: Human Rights
New films show power of human rights in health and social care
The Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and NHS Health Scotland have joined forces to launch a series of short films highlighting the
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Government disability payment delay ‘unlawful and unacceptable’
The Government took an “unlawful and unacceptably long time” to pay new welfare benefits to two unnamed disabled people, a High Court judge has ruled. The judge was told at
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Rivals unite to block Cameron’s bid to scrap Human Rights Act
The two rivals for the Liberal Democrat leadership have launched a campaign to block David Cameron’s plan to scrap the Human Rights Act. Norman Lamb and Tim Farron put aside
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Rights For Life conference unveils programme and speakers
The Scottish Recovery Network, See Me and VOX have announced the programme of the upcoming Rights For Life event, a national conference on human rights and mental health recovery in
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Scotland comes top of European LGBTI equality index
Gay rights campaigners have welcomed a report showing that Scotland is the best country in Europe for LGBTI legal equality. The 2015 Rainbow Europe Index, was compiled by ILGA-Europe, an
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Scottish Human Rights Commission announce new appointments
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has announced the appointment of two new officeholders to the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Ms Susan Kemp and Dr Alan Mitchell will take
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Poorer children suffering most under government austerity, report
Children have suffered disproportionately from the Government’s austerity measures, a committee of MPs and peers has found. The committee said there was evidence that specific pieces of legislation “run directly
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Amnesty slams UK for worrying assault on civil liberties
The UK has been heavily criticised for its “worrying assault on civil liberties” in Amnesty’s flagship annual report on human rights across the world. The human rights organisation hits out
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Mental health deaths in custody ‘were avoidable’
The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
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