A PDF version of our joint report with the National Preventive Mechanism, "Review...recommend...repeat: An assessment of where human rights have stalled in places of detention".
This report is part of our Spotlight Project on absolute rights in places of detention.
PDF version of Parallel Report of the Scottish Human Rights Commission to Replies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the list of issues in relation to its seventh periodic report to the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
The Commission currently has an opportunity for a Legal Officer to join our Strategy and Legal team (salary band £41,649 - £51,144). This is a permanent, full time position (37 hours per week) based in Edinburgh.
Download the recruitment information and application form.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 24th April 2017.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 11th May 2017.
Applications received after the deadline
The three 'A' status national human rights institutions in the UK – the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Human Rights Commission – have issued a joint statement on violence against women. The statement has been released in response to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur following her visit to the UK in 2014.
The joint statement can be read here in Word format.
As Scotland’s human rights watchdog, it’s our job to monitor, protect, and promote human rights. Our Spotlight Projects shine a light on key human rights issues in Scotland which are of particular concern to the Commission and take a deeper look at how best to address them.
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