Land Reform

arising of how to strike the most appropriate balance between the legitimate rights of landowners...Land reform in Scotland is an important human rights issue. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 was passed in April 2016.   Why is land ownership a human rights issue? Land ownership and access... to recognise that human rights are engaged in the debate. We stressed that Scottish Ministers are empowered by the Scotland Act 1998 to observe and implement international human rights obligations Friday 15 July 2016

Public Interest Notice: opportunity to lead an inclusive project on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Public Interest Notice: opportunity to lead an inclusive project on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Tuesday 31 May 2016

Commission calls on MSPs to embed human rights in efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Commission calls on MSPs to embed human rights in efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals Thursday 16 January 2020

Commission writes to Cabinet Secretaries reiterating need for human rights analysis of “vaccine passports”

Commission writes to Cabinet Secretaries reiterating need for human rights analysis of “vaccine passports” Thursday 23 September 2021

Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes armed police policy review

Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes armed police policy review Wednesday 15 June 2016