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International human rights and local government: emerging practice

Aidan Flegg, Human Rights Capability Project Manager, explores the role of local government in promoting and protecting human rights.

Briefings

Localising Human Rights in Scotland: Lessons from the Human Rights City Movement?

Human rights are often most effectively realised at the local level, where people live, work, and access essential services. For this reason, how local governments globally are protecting and promoting human rights has becoming of increasing interest and, today, there exists a movement seeking to make local governments human rights champions. This briefing shines a spotlight on the Human Rights Cities movement and draws down its key lessons for all local authorities, and wider public bodies, here in Scotland.