International Status for Scottish Human Rights Commission

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on its recent accreditation with grade A status by the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights; welcomes the fact that this accreditation allows the SHRC to report directly to the United Nations on human rights issues such as the rights of older people, health, business, climate change and human rights; further notes that the SHRC will also make contributions to the Human Rights Council and will work with other independent commissions from around the world; notes that this accreditation marks Scotland as one of only 67 countries recognised as having a national human rights institution that complies fully with the UN Paris Principles, and commends the work of the SHRC in keeping Scotland to the forefront of human rights in the world community.

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.

SNP 13 Lab 5 LD 3 Green 1

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

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3M-06640 by reference.