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Standard Motion · S2M-03851 · Session 2

Launch of Human Rights Scotland

Lodged by Patrick Harvie Green Lodged 19 Jan 2006 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commends Human Rights Scotland for its work with voluntary organisations, local authorities, community groups and the general public to raise awareness of human rights; recognises that education is the key to understanding about rights and responsibilities; congratulates Human Rights Scotland on its launch under that name after 27 years of existence, first as part of the Scottish Human Rights Centre and later as the independent Scottish Human Rights Trust, and is confident that the organisation will continue to make an important contribution to the human rights field in Scotland.

Signatures by party

22 MSPs besides the lodger · 16 from other parties
SNP 6Green 6SSP 5LD 3Con 1Ind 1

Party on the day each MSP signed. Signing a motion is voluntary and not whipped. Who signs whose motions

Vote

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Supporters

22 MSPs

SNP 6 Green 6 SSP 5 LD 3 Con 1 Ind 1

Show all 22 supporters by party

SNP 6

Green 6

SSP 5

LD 3

Con 1

Ind 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-03851 by reference.