A Manifesto for Human Rights

Ahead of the Scottish parliamentary elections on May 6th, Amnesty Scotland has set out the commitments we asked for from parties to ensure Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament is truly transformational in creating a nation where human rights are advanced and upheld for all citizens.

The ten point manifesto urges all political parties to:

• Make rights real for everyone in Scotland by strengthening the existing legal human rights framework
• Back an immediate public inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland both to inform future policy and ensure accountability
• Extend support to refugees and asylum seekers living in Scotland
• Publish a strategy to extend support for HRDs through Scotland's external affairs work
• Protect and fulfil the right to adequate housing for all
• Strengthen the rights of all women and girls
• Ensure companies are held to account for human rights abuses
• Reform the Gender Recognition Act
• Review the collection and publication of data by Police Scotland
• Ban the use of live Facial Recognition Technology

Download our manifesto below for more information, and join our live hustings on April 20th at 7pm via https://www.facebook.com/amnestyscotland