The Commission has published a briefing on the progress of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill").
You can read it on the Publications page of our website.
Our position on the Bill is clear. We believe the suggested reforms support best practice in human rights.
As Scotland’s National Human Rights Institution, the Commission promotes and protects everyone’s human rights. We recognise the range of views and strength of debate on this issue. We now await the decision
News article: Commission flags human rights implications of coronavirus emergency laws
2... Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee (EHRiC) with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC... equality and human rights bodies join together in call for inquiry into implications of Covid-19
27 April 2020
News article: Scottish equality and human rights bodies welcome inquiry into implications of Covid-19
28 April 2020
Letter to Equalities and Human Rights Committee on COVID-19
The Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has said that a move towards a UK Bill... of the recommendations.
The Scottish Human Rights Commission was one of two Scottish members of the Advisory Panel to the Commission.
The SHRC is also the Chair of the European Group of National Human Rights... and protect human rights in countries across Europe.
Professor Miller said: “The Report, although predictably... of human rights protection in Scotland and in Europe, and out of step with reality.
“The majority
for the Scottish Human Rights Commission - and indeed for human rights in Scotland – has been transition.
We've seen an increasingly divergent approach to human rights at the UK level, all of which has an impact on how human rights are experienced by people here in Scotland.
Over the last 12 months... of plans to repeal the Human Rights Act – the very foundation through which all our rights are protected in law – which have left human rights defenders across Scotland greatly concerned.
At the same
The Scottish Human Rights Commission is accredited as an ‘A Status’ NHRI within the United Nations (UN) system. This means the Commission can report directly to the UN on human rights issues and is the only Scottish organisation that can make direct contributions to the UN Human Rights Council. Our full duties and powers are set out in the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006. The short... Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI).
Find out more about the accreditation process
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