The Annual Report is the record of the Commission's activities in 2008/2009. The Annual Report was laid at the Scottish Parliament on 15 June 2009.

Submission to UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR): Business and Human Rights Call for Evidence The final report can be seen here: http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/media/1618/jchrfinalreportvol1.pdf and the oral and written evidence here: http://www.scottishhumanrights.com/media/1619/jchrfinalreportvol2.pdf

In May 2009 the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the progress made by the UK in realising the human rights protected by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

On 10 December 2008 the Commission launched a nationwide consultation on the development of its first Strategic Plan. Through an online questionnaire and a series of 18 consultation meetings across the 8 parliamentary regions, we gathered views from the public, private and voluntary sector as well as the general public on a draft document which set out our proposed vision and goals.

Text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948, presented in English and Gaelic Gairm choitcheann air coirichean a’ chinne–daonna 1948