Why the United Nations New York need NHRIs

Our Commissioner, Professor Alan Miller, recently gave a presentation to the UN in his role as Secretary of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) on "Why the United Nations New York based processes need NHRIs – with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals”. Wednesday 15 July 2015

What we did

This project examined denial of the rights to cultural recognition of Scotland’s Gypsy Travellers as a human rights issue. It looks at the impact of the experiment on the community, past and present. Our project was informed by an independently commissioned research report and an expert legal... testimony. Our report, "No man's land": a human rights assessment of the Tinker Experiment, draws... international human rights laws and frameworks. Throughout this project, the SHRC was committed to ensuring Monday 26 January 2026

Business and Human Rights

Business and Human Rights Thursday 17 March 2016

Defending the Human Rights Act

Defending the Human Rights Act Wednesday 06 July 2016

Human Rights Budget Work

Human Rights Budget Work Friday 09 September 2016