Invitation to Tender: Independent facilitation of SNAP 2

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (the Commission) invites interested parties to submit an application to provide independent facilitation for the development of the second iteration of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP). You can view the full brief here. Tuesday 31 July 2018

Commission welcomes rights based approach to prison inspections

Commission welcomes rights based approach to prison inspections Tuesday 18 September 2018

New animation launched to bring the Right to Food to life

is accredited within the United Nations human rights system as an A-Status National Human Rights Institution...The Scottish Human Rights Commission and Nourish Scotland are today (Friday 22 November) launching...: “Everyone in Scotland has the right to food – this is set out in international human rights laws... and social rights, which also includes our ongoing contribution to the Scottish Government’s National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership.” Pete Ritchie, Executive Director of Nourish Scotland, said Thursday 21 November 2019

UKIM publish their report on Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Disability Convention

of the independent Human Rights and Equality Commissions across the UK. These are the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Equality Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. This report has been informed by consultation with disabled... the Convention once they begin their first ever review of the UK's record on the human rights... determine our priorities for monitoring. We are publishing the report in the hope that people Monday 13 June 2016

Statement: Response to UK Government decision not to proceed with “Bill of Rights”

Statement: Response to UK Government decision not to proceed with “Bill of Rights” Thursday 08 September 2022