Minority and Indigenous Rights in Scotland: Cultural Recognition of Scotland's Gypsy Travellers

Minority and Indigenous Rights in Scotland: Cultural Recognition of Scotland's Gypsy Travellers Tuesday 29 April 2025

State of the Nation

State of the Nation: Human rights in Scotland Wednesday 04 December 2024

Evidence: Briefing Statement on Human Rights and the Welfare Reform Bill in Scotland

Briefing for MSPs: the Commission's summary analysis of the potential human rights implications of the UK Welfare Reform Bill introduced in the House of Commons on 16 February 2011 and the subject of the Legislative Consent Memoranda of the Scottish Government dated 3 March 2011 and 31 October 2011. Tuesday 20 December 2011

SNAP is back!

first thought was: “It’s got a human rights action plan – SNAP!” What is ‘SNAP’?  SNAP is Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights.  We are on a journey to advance human rights in Scotland... on substantial national consultation and robust evidence about human rights issues in Scotland. It directly... in 1948.  Some 45 years later, in 1993, the UN also introduced the concept of national human rights action plans, calling on all countries to write and use their own to improve human rights Tuesday 07 December 2021

Commission highlights work on housing and human rights defenders

Commission highlights work on housing and human rights defenders Tuesday 22 March 2016