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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

Commission calls for transparency in public finances and a rights based approach to economic recovery

Commission calls for transparency in public finances and a rights based approach to economic recovery Monday 01 June 2020

Scottish Human Rights Commission intervenes in judicial review brought by For Women Scotland against Scottish Ministers on the Management of Transgender People in Custody

Scottish Human Rights Commission intervenes in judicial review brought by For Women Scotland against Scottish Ministers on the Management of Transgender People in Custody Wednesday 04 February 2026

Scottish Human Rights Commission raises concerns with UN racial discrimination body about lack of Scottish Government action

Scottish Human Rights Commission raises concerns with UN racial discrimination body about lack of Scottish Government action Wednesday 17 June 2026

Commission publishes its Annual Report 2020-21

a wide-ranging set of international human rights directly into Scots law.  We also welcomed two new important pieces of legislation affecting people’s rights. One, to provide financial redress... on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.  Good progress was made this year in advancing... and input, given the serious human rights considerations arising from the pandemic.  The Commission monitored and drew attention to a range of human rights issues during the immediate pandemic Wednesday 27 October 2021