In this post, Dr Elaine Webster from the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law, at the University of Strathclyde Law School talks about ‘dignity’ and human rights and her recent research on building a human rights culture in Scotland. Dignity and human rights “I think of dignity as the ‘why’ behind human rights law. The law tells us …
My right to take part in sport – making the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities real in my life! On the 26th February 2022, I’m about to take another step in my sporting journey and step inside the ring at the ‘Road to Glory’ Fight Night at Alloa Town Hall. The fight night is run …
To mark the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December, the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) invited key stakeholders to take part in a virtual roundtable, on incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) into Scottish law. At the event we heard inputs from the United …
