The Scottish Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the UN, identifying areas where more could be done to ensure people's human rights are respected and protected in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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.