Commission revisits Highlands and Islands

to provide support and capacity building on how to take a human rights based approach. If you...Members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission and team members are travelling again.... This follows the publication of our report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands... our findings and enable human rights defenders working locally to use human rights to advocate... Dunoon: 25 March Colintraive: 26 March Professor Angela O’Hagan is Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Friday 24 January 2025

Introduction

The Right to Health Everyone has the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. This includes being able to access good quality health services. It also includes being able to access other rights that support your right to health, such as decent housing, healthy working conditions, and a clean environment. Friday 17 July 2020

Commission publishes Annual Report 2022-2023

. The opportunity to strengthen human rights obligations in Scots law presents a moment to reflect...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has laid its Annual Report for 2022-23 before the Scottish... in 2022-23, to promote and protect human rights. A copy of the Annual Report has been published... Rights Bill for Scotland. Promoting the defence of the Human Rights Act as the UK Government moved to repeal this vital legislation, and the implications of the Illegal Migration Bill on the human rights Monday 20 November 2023

Our Work - OBS

: The power of open budgets: a tool to make human rights real in Scotland | Letter to MSPs on Human Rights Based Budgeting and Scotland's results on the Open Budget Survey 2023 | Briefing Monday 18 May 2020

Scotland’s Budget and the National Performance Framework

at the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The timing of this blog is especially significant, as discussions... recognition of these goals in the EFSBS, the connection has often lacked clarity on how budget allocations.... However, beyond the surface, a key question remains: How will this funding translate... to demonstrate how outcomes will be delivered. For instance, the £768 million allocated to affordable housing is significant, but the statement lacks clarity on how it will reduce homelessness or improve Monday 20 January 2025