- a central issue for human rights in the 21st century - complementing the economic case... for Human Rights Mary Robinson will speak at the conference which will highlight the opportunities.... I firmly believe, based on my experience at the Doha talks last year, that an inclusive climate... of the Scottish Human Rights Commission said: "The Commission very much supports this timely... century's starkest challenge to human rights - including the rights to life, livelihood and way
In 2024, we published a report highlighting significant failures to meet human rights standards in the Highlands and Islands. Many people were unable to afford housing, to heat their homes or to travel to access healthcare.
In January 2025, the Scottish Parliament held a debate on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands, in direct response to our findings. Find out more about more about our work in the Highlands and Islands.
South of Scotland
Our focus area for 2026 is the South of Scotland. In February and March 2026, we visited the South of Scotland, including Ayrshire, Cumbrae, and Arran to hear first-hand from human rights defenders on the ground about the issues facing their communities in Stranraer, Ayr, Dumfries, Kilmarnock, Hamilton, Irvine, Arran, Galashiels, Kelso, Dalkeith and Haddington.
Learn more about our work on ESC rights in the South of Scotland.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission, together with a coalition of Scottish Disabled People’s Organisations, warns that disabled people are experiencing ‘unrelenting attacks on their human rights...) was prepared by the Commission together with other national human rights organisations in the UK.
The United... consists of the Commission (SHRC), the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC
and entered into force in 1976. The UK ratified ICESCR on 20 May 1976.
ICESCR protects the right... on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), makes up what is referred to as the International Bill of Human Rights. There are currently 26 General... civil society representation at the most recent review.
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The ratification of international Human... the Universal Human Rights Index.
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