Minutes of the Scottish Human Rights Commission meeting January 2015.

The Commission has given further evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee on Stage 1 of the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill ahead of the publication of the Stage 1 report.

The Commission has made a submission to the Scottish Government Consultation on The Future of Land Reform in Scotland.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is an international human rights agreement written by and for disabled people. The Commission works with its sister national human rights organisations in the UK, and civil society organisations, to monitor its implementation in Scotland.

A human rights-based approach involves applying the principles of participation, accountability, non-discrimination, empowerment and legality to addressing an issue. The Commission is working with See Me to help embed a human rights-based approach in the work it supports to end mental health stigma and discrimination.