monitoring. It demonstrates how we are building our own evidence base of rights denials for rights holders...The Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission Professor Angela O'Hagan and Executive Director..., Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the Commission’s Annual Report 2023-24.
The Annual... statutory duty to promote human rights, through a renewed focus on monitoring and reporting to deliver improved accountability for human rights in Scotland.
It highlights our activities to engage with people
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is today starting a wide participation process that will lead to Scotland’s first National Action Plan for Human Rights. The National Action Plan, to be drafted over the next year, will set out how to “fill the gaps” in human rights protection in Scotland... approach to how best Scotland can meet its international human rights commitments, especially in this time... Plan.
Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights will be based on evidence found in a new
be placed on a statutory footing.
We are pleased that the Committee recognises that human rights, privacy... by police.
We urge the government to take forward these recommendations, and ensure the law and new structures are robust in protecting rights when it comes to using new technologies.
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The impact
When we released our report on ESC rights in the Highlands and Islands, people took notice:
In January 2025, the Scottish Parliament held a Members Debate put forward by Rhoda Grant, MSP... on ESC rights framework designed to empower human rights defenders.
In May 2025, the Scottish..., stated their commitment to protecting and promoting human rights and set out their plans... rights in the Highlands and Islands.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes today’s announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice that the Scottish Government will begin to use its emergency powers to release people from... of Torture has set out the human rights principles that should be applied to people in prison and other.... Human rights impact assessments can play a key role in ensuring everyone’s rights are considered and adequately protected.”
The Commission recognises and supports the legislation previously passed
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