Importance of the Human Rights Act
- Submitted by: Ruth Maguire, Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2021
- Motion reference: S5M-24291
That the Parliament notes the UK Government’s Independent Human Rights Act Review; further notes the importance of the Human Rights Act 1998 as a means of enabling people to access their rights under the European Convention of Human Rights; acknowledges what it sees as the positive impact of the Act on people’s lives; notes what it considers the Act’s role in developing a stronger human rights culture in the Cunninghame South constituency and right across Scotland, and reasserts its commitment to the Human Rights Act, the European Convention on Human Rights and to respecting, protecting and fulfilling the human rights of everyone in Scotland.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Bob Doris, Annabelle Ewing, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Alex Rowley, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White