root and flourish.
"We also need to reach out. I am here because I am chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission and I was thinking about what human rights teaches us in these circumstances. Clearly we all have the right to life and Jo's life has been denied her and her family in the name of a bleak and dangerous cause.
"We all also have the right to freedom from discrimination, freedom from violence, freedom from fear and freedom from want. We have the right to an adequate standard
The Scottish Parliament is now recruiting for two new part time members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
Could you be the right person?
The Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (SPCB... collaboratively and who can demonstrate a commitment to human rights.
The SPCB is particularly interested in hearing from people with personal lived experience of human rights issues, disabled people, people from... four days a month on Commission business.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission’s role is to promote
A letter to the First Minister of Scotland from the Scottish Human Rights Commission, on the subject of protecting human rights in Scotland and asking for urgent clarification on the Scottish Government's proposals for the Human Rights Bill.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission expresses its continued distress at the events unfolding in Gaza and Israel.
As a member of the Global Alliance for National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI... to express their right to freedom of assembly and association to continue to do so peacefully, respecting the rights of all; and we acknowledge Police Scotland’s commitment to upholding human rights... on Human Rights, while keeping people safe.
We join our GANRHI colleagues in NHRIs across the world
Based on the evidence disabled people have provided so far, we are holding a series of four, free, online seminars that aim to relate the Disability Convention to what you have told us are the key issues facing disabled people in Scotland. The series began with an exploration of disability equality and human rights in the context of public spending cuts and welfare reform.
On Monday 13 February Pam Duncan from Independent Living in Scotland and our staff will be discussing the Convention
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