Commission issues joint statement on the UK's Universal Periodic Review

victims’ access to courts, breaching human rights law and the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement again...A joint statement has been delivered to the UN Human Rights Council on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Human Rights... by Alyson Kilpatrick Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission: Watch... this statement on behalf of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Monday 27 March 2023

Health and social care

Advisory Group 6 October 2020 Report into human rights affected by changes to social care: COVID-19, Social Care and Human Rights: Impact Monitoring Report Easy read version (PDF): How has... Officer 16 June 2020 Read our statement on human rights in care homes 14 July 2020 Briefing: Care homes and human rights during COVID-19 sets out the human rights framework as it applies to the issues that have arisen in the care homes News article: Briefing: Care homes and human rights during Tuesday 09 May 2023

Third Strategic Plan Published

to claim their rights, where government and others know how to respect people’s rights and are held... will be work to put human rights at the heart of how Scotland achieves social justice. This will build upon...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today published its third Strategic Plan. Building on its first eight years as Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution, the new Strategic Plan sets out... about working with different communities across Scotland. This is a challenging time for human rights Tuesday 31 May 2016

Recruitment underway for new Chair of the Commission

Our current Chair,  Judith Robertson, comes to the end of her term in March 2022.  The Scottish Parliament is now recruiting for her successor. The Chair is a full time role, appointed by a cross-party Selection Panel of MSP . The Commission does not have any direct involvement.  Candidates should have a track record of: promoting human rights leading an organisation implementing good governance influencing senior stakeholders Find out more and how to apply on the Scottish Parliament Thursday 18 November 2021

Member of the Commission announcement

useful insight in my short time in office.  On behalf of the Commission, we thank him for his Monday 11 November 2024