The Commission has made a submission to the Scottish Government Consultation on Letter of Rights for suspects held in police detention.

The Commission has made a submission to the Scottish Government consultation on National Health Outcomes relating to the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.

Climate change has been called the defining challenge for development of the 21st century and there is a widespread call for a human rights based approach to combatting its effects. A human rights approach to climate justice recognises and makes explicit the human face of climate change – in many cases, the human cost. As important and profound as the impact on the natural world may be – loss of species, loss of habitats, bleached coral reefs, shrinking polar ice and more – there are also significant impacts on people.

Our policy officer Diego Quiroz has briefed John Knox, the Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, on the good practice taking place in Scotland.