Policing and Human Rights

Police play a vital role in defending some of our most fundamental human rights. They support our ability to live free from violence, crime and fear, and help create an environment within which other rights and freedoms can be enjoyed. Since it was established in 2008, the Scottish Human Rights Commission has worked closely with police in Scotland and since its creation, with Police Scotland. Nevertheless there are still things that can be done to improve policing in Scotland. Wednesday 29 October 2014

Report: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Tuesday 08 September 2015

Scottish human rights organisations unite to reject “unnecessary, regressive and divisive” plans to replace Human Rights Act

Scottish human rights organisations unite to reject “unnecessary, regressive and divisive” plans to replace Human Rights Act Tuesday 14 December 2021

Scotland’s Budget: Progress on Human Rights, but Challenges Persist

Scotland’s Budget: Progress on Human Rights, but Challenges Persist Thursday 19 December 2024

A year of transition: Annual Report 2022-23

National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), the Commission is Scotland’s human rights watchdog, tasked... for the Scottish Human Rights Commission - and indeed for human rights in Scotland – has been transition. We've seen an increasingly divergent approach to human rights at the UK level, all of which has an impact on how human rights are experienced by people here in Scotland. Over the last 12 months... of plans to repeal the Human Rights Act – the very foundation through which all our rights are protected Monday 20 November 2023