Submission: Scotland's constitutional future

In a submission on the upcoming referendum on Scotland's constitutional future the Commission calls for recognition of the right to self determination and respect for the rule of law. Friday 09 March 2012

Submission: Apologies (Scotland) Bill

The Commission has submitted written evidence to the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee on the Apologies (Scotland) Bill. Monday 01 June 2015

Human rights arguments to be heard by court in Serco lock-change appeal

Human rights arguments to be heard by court in Serco lock-change appeal Wednesday 28 August 2019

Human rights budgeting is a powerful tool for change

Human rights budgeting is a powerful tool for change Tuesday 19 December 2023

Commission publishes Annual Report 2023-2024

a major report on places of detention in Scotland, assessing 29 human rights recommendations and finding the majority of them have not been met. As Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution, we also delivered major reports measuring Scotland’s progress on human rights to international treaty bodies...: The Commission is Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution. We are set up in law to protect people’s rights... human rights across Scotland in other ways in 2023-24, including: New research into Attitudes Tuesday 19 November 2024