Briefing: Care homes and human rights during COVID-19
The Commission has published a briefing on care homes and human rights during COVID-19. The briefing sets out the human rights framework as it applies to the issues that have arisen in care homes, and details the requirements of human rights law to ensure effective investigations are carried out by the state.
Minutes of Commission Meeting - June 2020
Minutes of the Meeting of the Commission in June 2020
Submission: Just Transition Commission (by ASL Reference Group)
A submission to the Just Transition Commission by the Adequate Standard of Living Reference Group, who we support and work alongside.
Briefing: The Right to Food and COVID-19
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a briefing on The Right to Food in Scotland during COVID-19. The briefing explains how COVID-19 has affected the right to food, exacerbating already high levels of food insecurity in Scotland. Despite the large-scale mobilisation of communities and civil society to meet need, emergency community-based provision is not a rights based approach for the long-term.
Letter to Finance Secretary on fiscal transparency
Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, Kate Forbes MSP in response to written questions by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and to highlight key recommendations on fiscal transparency.