Briefing: Social Security and Disabled People's Rights

This briefing by the UK Independent Mechanism (UKIM), of which the Commission is a member, provides an overview of key concerns about the lack of government progress in protecting the rights of disabled people in the UK, with a particular focus on the adverse impact of social security reforms on disabled people. Wednesday 20 June 2018

The Right to Food in Scotland during COVID-19

The Right to Food in Scotland during COVID-19 Friday 03 July 2020

Commission statement on First Minister's speech to Chinese Friendship Association

– Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights – a progressive approach to making human rights..., Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission said: “The Commission welcomes... equality is a fundamental question of realising universal human rights. “The First Minister rightly highlights that realising human rights is about giving everyone an equal chance to live in dignity... is different but international human rights, allied with the new Sustainable Development Goals, give Monday 13 June 2016

Submission: Carers (Scotland) Bill

The Commission has submitted written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee on Stage 1 of the Carers (Scotland) Bill. Thursday 30 April 2015

Briefing on Scotland's Commissioner Landscape

Briefing ahead of Scottish Parliament debate on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's report - Scotland's Commissioner Landscape: A Strategic Approach Thursday 31 October 2024