Land Reform

. Viewed through this broader human rights lens, land is seen as a national asset, with key questions...Land reform in Scotland is an important human rights issue. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 was passed in April 2016.   Why is land ownership a human rights issue? Land ownership and access... to recognise that human rights are engaged in the debate. We stressed that Scottish Ministers are empowered by the Scotland Act 1998 to observe and implement international human rights obligations Friday 15 July 2016

Commission calls for 'due regard duty' to advance right to social security

The Scottish Human Rights Commission, with the support of a range of leading civil society... to the right to social security as outlined in international human rights law when implementing... and realising human rights. We look forward to the Committee’s debate and hope that Scotland’s parliamentarians will take the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to progressing human rights.” ENDS... see Ministers placed under a duty to have ‘due regard’ to the international human right to social Wednesday 31 January 2018

Impact Assessment

Human Rights Impact Assessment Equality and human rights impact assessments (EQHRIAs) are an important mechanism for enabling equality and human rights considerations to be embedded into the policies.... In an environment where there are financial constraints, a human rights framework can provide objective... for the progressive realisation of rights. The adoption of a human rights based approach can set legal... and decision making. The Commission recommends approaches to human rights impact assessment Thursday 20 October 2016

Accreditation

Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).  Find out more about the accreditation process...The Scottish Human Rights Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ NHRI within the United Nations (UN) system. This means the Commission can report directly to the UN on human rights issues and is the only Scottish organisation that can make direct contributions to the UN Human Rights Council.  Our full duties and powers are set out in the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006. The short Wednesday 04 March 2020

Commission revisits Highlands and Islands

Members of the Scottish Human Rights Commission and team members are travelling again... our findings and enable human rights defenders working locally to use human rights to advocate... to provide support and capacity building on how to take a human rights based approach. If you... Dunoon: 25 March Colintraive: 26 March Professor Angela O’Hagan is Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. She says: “The Commission has a general duty to take action to promote human rights Friday 24 January 2025