Sir Charles Wilson Building Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow

Wednesday 5th October, 5.30pm

The Brexit vote, the appointment of a new conservative UK Prime Minister with a manifesto commitment to abolish the Human Rights Act and the UN's Concluding Observations on the UK's compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights have set the scene for rigorous  debate on what can be achieved in Scotland to respect, protect and fulfill human rights, equally.  Developing a positive agenda means building on Scotland's National Action Plan on Human Rights (SNAP), seizing the opportunity created by adding human rights to the remit of the Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee, and ensuring the delivery of Scotland's distinctive commitments on human rights in the face of potential limits to human rights in UK law.  These issues and more will all be discussed, followed by questions and contributions.

Speakers include:

  • Mary Alexander, Deputy Regional Secretary of Unite the union
  • Carole Ewart, Convener of the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland
  • Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission

The event will be introduced by Dr Kurt Mills, Convenor of the Glasgow Human Rights Network.

Refreshments will be served after the talks.  Everyone is welcome.  If you would like to attend, please register on the Eventbrite site.

‌

First published: 7 September 2016

<< 2016-2017