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Report
First Published: 01 Mar 2012
This review looks at how well Britain is meeting its human rights obligations under the European Convention of Human Rights and our own Human Rights Act.
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Research Report
First Published: 02 Jan 2012
This report examines the views and experiences of victims trafficked into commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) in Scotland
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Advice and Guidance
First Published: 01 Aug 2011
This guide discusses issues concerning sex, sexuality and intimate relationships in care homes.
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Inquiry Related
First Published: 01 Aug 2011
This Executive Summary is drawn from the main Report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland.
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Report
First Published: 01 Jul 2011
Report based on the 2011 Equality Exchange Conference, which explored the theme of Meet the challenge, lead the change.
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Advice and Guidance
First Published: 01 Jan 2011
This report presents the findings from four pilot projects exploring how personalisation is working in practice for four specific groups of people who use social care services.
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Advice and Guidance
First Published: 01 Dec 2010
This report is the result of a pilot project exploring how voluntary organisations that work in the equalities field are using human rights concepts, language and tools in their. work
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Report
First Published: 01 Jul 2010
In the UK, international human rights conventions, such as CEDAW and its supplementary treaty, the Optional Protocol, can seem far removed from the daily realities of women’s and girls’ lives, especially as we have a range of domestic measures in place to promote and enforce equality between women and men. However, as women’s rights advocates in other countries have already shown, international conventions like CEDAW can offer very useful and practical tools for challenging discrimination against women and gender inequality.
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Report
First Published: 01 Jun 2010
Having been awarded 'A' status in 2009 by the International Coordinating Committee with the Paris Principles, this publication marks the one-year anniversary of our accreditation.
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Advice and Guidance
First Published: 01 Mar 2010
This publication addresses the reality of what human rights are and what they mean in people’s everyday lives.
