Please note: This document is superseded by our August 2025 statement in response to the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland vs The Scottish Ministers.
to justice and humanrights in practice in the everyday lives of people in Scotland. "
“We...:
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is an independent public body with a statutory remit to promote and protect all humanrights for everyone in Scotland. The Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ nationalhumanrights institution within the UN system.
Part-time Commissioners are appointed...Two new part-time Commissioners have been appointed to the Scottish HumanRights Commission
in places of detention, and emerging evidence that Scotland is not meeting humanrights standards...Civil and political rights
The Commission's first annual State of the Nation report to the Scottish Parliament was published on HumanRights 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
, emerging or exceptionally serious humanrights risk. In addition, the SHRC will also consider...How the SHRC will use our legal powers
The SHRC is currently focused on using our legal powers in respect of matters which engage at least one of our four strategic priority areas:
Poverty
Places of detention
Access to justice
Rights of at risk specially-protected groups
For further information on these see our Strategic Plan 2024-28.
However, the SHRC will still consider using our legal
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