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

Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-15

for thinking big about how best to realise all international human rights here in Scotland...The Scottish Human Rights Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-2015 today. Professor... for the Commission as we continued our work to promote and protect human rights for everyone in Scotland... continued to improve the protection of human rights here and now. Priority issues included tackling... awareness of climate change and its impact on people; and widening the debate about human rights and land Monday 13 June 2016

Commission welcomes the review of the Scottish Mental Health Act

over their own care and treatment, how their liberty is affected and their rights to health...The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the review of the Mental Health Act announced today in the Scottish Parliament. Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said: "People's rights... the rights of those who need support with their mental health. "We therefore welcome this review... and provisions to protect people's rights as fully as possible.  "We particularly welcome Tuesday 19 March 2019