Commission welcomes appointment of COVID-19 inquiry Chair and presses for further action to put human rights at heart of inquiry

Commission welcomes appointment of COVID-19 inquiry Chair and presses for further action to put human rights at heart of inquiry Wednesday 15 December 2021

‘Secure protection for human rights – whatever powers are devolved’, SHRC tells Smith Commission

‘Secure protection for human rights – whatever powers are devolved’, SHRC tells Smith Commission Wednesday 15 June 2016

What we've done so far 2

Civil and Political Rights The Commission's first annual State of the Nation report to the Scottish Parliament was published on Human Rights Day – 10th December – 2024 and focuses on civil and political rights. The report covers the period from September 2023 to September 2024, following... rights, the rights that protect people from harms by the state and rights to participate in decisions... in places of detention, and emerging evidence that Scotland is not meeting human rights standards Friday 06 December 2024

Human Rights Bodies joint response to UN report assessing Scottish and UK governments disability rights track record

Human Rights Bodies joint response to UN report assessing Scottish and UK governments disability rights track record Wednesday 06 September 2017

Why we're spotlighting 3

. This project is part of our wider focus on the rights of at risk, specially-protected groups...Human Rights concerns about the ‘Tinker Experiment’ were also raised by the advisory committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in 2022, who said:  “The Advisory Committee considers that truth and reconciliation processes in the context of past assimilation can contribute to building mutual trust in the long run.” The Scottish Government commissioned research Thursday 03 October 2024