Human Rights Resources

Resources

Here are some links to information and resources related human rights which will hopefully be of use if you want to find out more about how to make rights real in your care service.

 

Training Resources

Care About Rights – for a better understanding of a human rights based approach to care

http://careaboutrights.scottishhumanrights.com/introduction.html

 

Human Rights Campaigns & Initiatives

John’s Campaign – promoting the rights of people to stay with people that have dementia – @JohnCampaign  https://johnscampaign.org.uk/#/

Rights for Residents – @rightsforresid2

 

Scottish Care Blogs & Publications

The Need for a Human Rights Inquiry https://scottishcare.org/the-need-for-a-human-rights-inquiry-coronavirus-and-older-people/

Autonomy & Choice https://scottishcare.org/autonomy-and-choice-in-pandemic-times-the-importance-of-empowerment-in-care-decisions/

Balancing the Scales – Covid 19 Discrimination https://scottishcare.org/balancing-the-scales-covid19-discrimination-and-future-promise/

The Pain of Isolation https://scottishcare.org/the-pain-of-isolation-thoughts-for-dementia-awareness-week/

The Human Right to Social Care https://scottishcare.org/new-human-rights-report-human-right-to-social-care/

Organisations and information sources

Inter-governmental

United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/sections/what-we-do/protect-human-rights/ European: http://www.ijrcenter.org/regional/europe/#gsc.tab=0

International NGOS (non governmental organisations)

Centre for Economic and Social Rights (CESR): http://www.cesr.org/

UK

Equalities and Human Rights Commission: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en British Institute of Human Rights: https://www.bihr.org.uk/ RightsInfo: https://rightsinfo.org/

Scotland

Scottish Human Rights Commission: http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/ SHRC: 2018 audience research: http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/media/1754/building_a_human_rights_culture_scotland.pdf SHRC: Getting it Right? http://www.snaprights.info/how-snap-was-developed/getting-it-right SHRC: Human rights in health and social care in Scotland: http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/health-social-care/ Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights: http://www.snaprights.info/ Scotland Declaration on Human Rights: https://humanrightsdeclaration.scot/ Human Rights Consortium Scotland: https://hrcscotland.org/

About human rights

What are human rights

http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx

PANEL Principles

http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/rights-in-practice/human-rights-based-approach/

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/economic-social-cultural-rights/ http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/operationalunits/economic-and-social-rights-unit/videos.aspx

Right to Health

UN Right to Health Toolkit http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/ESCR/Pages/Health.aspx

Human rights tools

EQHRIA (Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments) http://eqhria.scottishhumanrights.com/ Care About Rights http://careaboutrights.scottishhumanrights.com/ EHRC Measurement Framework https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/how-do-we-measure-equality-and-human-rights WHO Quality Rights Tool Kit (UNCRPD and mental health) http://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/QualityRights_toolkit/en/

Equalities and protected characteristics

EHRC https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/equality-act Scottish Government Equalities Evidence Finder http://www.gov.scot/topics/people/equality/equalities/datagrid