Inquiry Report - Regulation of Care for Older People

The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the Inquiry Report of the Health and Sport Committee into the Regulation of Care for Older People and the Scottish Government’s response.  The Committee.... Of particular importance to the Commission is that the Committee recognises that a human rights framework is essential for the delivery of quality care and recommends that a review of the National Care Standards embeds equality and human rights for service users. Read the submission which gives observations Sunday 19 June 2016

Call for participants: Reference Group on Poverty and Adequate Standard of Living

The Commission would like to invite people with experience of poverty to join a Reference Group on Poverty and Adequate Standard of Living. The group will help inform our work to implement Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights, and our work more generally. We would like to support people who experience poverty to influence decisions which affect them, using human rights as a tool for change.   Read the Call for Participants in Word format. Monday 13 June 2016

Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-15

The Scottish Human Rights Commission publishes its Annual Report for 2014-2015 today. Professor... for the Commission as we continued our work to promote and protect human rights for everyone in Scotland... for thinking big about how best to realise all international human rights here in Scotland... continued to improve the protection of human rights here and now. Priority issues included tackling... awareness of climate change and its impact on people; and widening the debate about human rights and land Monday 13 June 2016

Human Rights and the Future of Social Security

Human Rights and the Future of Social Security Tuesday 01 November 2016

Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments

Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments Friday 09 September 2016