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.
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The Commission is Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution. We are set up in law to protect people’s rights...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has laid its Annual Report for 2023-24 before the Scottish Parliament.
The report highlights our work to engage with people’s lived experiences of human rights... people in the Highlands and Islands, to explore human rights concerns in areas such as healthcare, housing and transport.
We also collaborated with human rights defenders to call for faster progress
There are many examples where human rights have been considered in health and social care... to respecting and protecting people's rights in social care settings. For example,
Geographical variations in how much individuals have to pay for care
Whether individuals can move between areas... is based on rights. We want all care services – across the public, private and third sector – to respect all rights, including the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. We
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its BSL Plan for 2024-2030. The Plan has been published in BSL on YouTube and in English on our website.
The Commission recognises that BSL... the tactile form of the language, have the same rights as everyone else to engage with and access information about our work without unnecessary barriers.
Our BSL Plan sets out how the Commission... barriers for BSL users to access information we produce about human rights and the Commission’s work
at the Scottish Human Rights Commission.
The timing of this blog is especially significant, as discussions... recognition of these goals in the EFSBS, the connection has often lacked clarity on how budget allocations.... However, beyond the surface, a key question remains: How will this funding translate... to demonstrate how outcomes will be delivered. For instance, the £768 million allocated to affordable housing is significant, but the statement lacks clarity on how it will reduce homelessness or improve
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