Freedom of Information request reveals almost 8000 applications for social housing in West Lothian over past three years dailyrecord.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyrecord.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Naomi McAuliffe is Amnesty International’s Scotland programme director AMNESTY International has said Scotland has the opportunity to be a world leader with new human rights laws. Scottish Government Equalities Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville yesterday unveiled the proposals, which would see legislation introduced to improve human rights for women, disabled people and minority ethnic communities. The bill would also have a key impact on poverty, housing, health, social care, drugs policy and other issues. The four UN treaties are the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Housing is a matter of life and death : Plea for more support after sharp rise in homeless deaths eveningtelegraph.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eveningtelegraph.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.