Statement on Supreme Court judgment on UNCRC (Incorporation) Scotland Bill

Statement on Supreme Court judgment on UNCRC (Incorporation) Scotland Bill Thursday 07 October 2021

Inaugural Care Lecture sees call for Social Care Commission

organisation representing the independent care sector in Scotland) added: “Human rights are talked about... through examples of human rights in practice in some health and social care settings in Scotland... want to live in a Scotland which enshrines human rights in its social care. That will remain a dream...Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission is calling for the urgent... Lecture Judith said: “Putting human rights at the heart of social care systems ensures every Thursday 31 August 2017

In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the case, For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers

In response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the case, For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Wednesday 16 April 2025

Submission: UKIM Report to CRPD Committee (Easy Read)

Easy Read version of submission to the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee by the UK Independent Mechanism, which includes the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Friday 17 February 2017

UK NHRIs issue joint statement highlighting risks to everybody in the UK if ECHR freedoms and protections are weakened

the three independent National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) highlights the fundamental role.... Statement in full "As the National Human Rights Institutions for the United Kingdom, we each protect...The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have come together to issue a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act Thursday 19 March 2026