First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today noted that the Scottish Government had not been consulted by Westminster in its announced plans to review the Human Rights Act following Brexit. The UK Government announced earlier this week that it intended to review the 1998 Human Rights Act, which allows UK citizens to rely on the European Convention... Continue Reading →
International Migrants Day 2019
Ruth Maguire MSP for Cunninghame South today joined in with voices across the world espousing the positive contribution to communities of migrants on International Migrants Day. The 2019 theme for International Migrants Day is social cohesion, recognising the cultural enrichment that migrants bring to their community in addition to the generosity and warmth of those... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire Speaks Out Against Gender Based Violence marking UN’s 16 Days of Activism Campaign
Ruth Maguire MSP for Cunninghame South today spoke out on violence against women in a debate in the Scottish Parliament focused around the international campaign of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based violence. The campaign is organised every year by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, taking place from 25 November to 10 December as... Continue Reading →
30th Anniversary – United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child
November 20th 2019 marks 30 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). There are a broad array of international instruments which set out the human rights of children, but the UNCRC is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate their full range of civil, cultural, economic, political, and... Continue Reading →
Ruth Maguire MSP (SNP) 