Re-election to Chair European Network

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has been unanimously re-elected to the role of Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) for a further three years. The European... voted into the role of Secretary of the International Co-ordinating Committee of National Human Rights.... Accredited ombudsmen and commissions with “A status” – including the Scottish Human Rights Commission - have access to the United Nations human rights system, including speaking rights at the Human Rights Wednesday 15 June 2016

Join our event at the Gathering - 29 February

research will form a basis for the development of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP), an ambitious project to advance the realisation of human rights in Scotland. SNAP... - Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) - and the Gathering is the first time we... together to shape roadmap to realise human rights. The Commission has undertaken research across the country to map gaps and good practices in the realisation of human rights in Scotland. During 2012 Sunday 19 June 2016

Adequate Standard of Living

Poverty and Human Rights (May 2019) and our response (May 2019) Commission report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, authored by Dr Katie Boyle... responds to the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in Holyrood... on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Call for Evidence (Sept 2018) The Adequate Standard of Living... 2016) The Commission hosted a national conference on Putting the Justice into Social Justice. Read Thursday 03 August 2017

A fairer healthier Scotland – leading for change

in partnership with a range of organisations as part of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights...Scottish Government will today host a seminar on human rights based approaches to health and social care, in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Health... human rights based approaches towards a fairer and a healthier Scotland.  We will discuss how a human... at incorporating human rights” made in December 2015.   The Chief Executive of NHSScotland Paul Gray Tuesday 22 March 2016

FRAC Terms of Reference

Finance, Risk and Audit Committee (FRAC) Terms of Reference 2019 - 2020 Wednesday 19 February 2020