Welcome for cross party support in historic climate justice debate

delegates from around 100 national human rights institutions at a United Nations meeting in Geneva... Committee of National Human Rights. The Commission also chairs the Working Group on Climate Change and Human Rights in the Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRIs). Update: Read...The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the historic debate on Climate Justice... - putting human rights at the centre of our response to climate change. It also welcomes Sunday 19 June 2016

Human Rights and the Future of Social Security

Human Rights and the Future of Social Security Tuesday 01 November 2016

Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments

Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessments Friday 09 September 2016

Commission welcomes First Minister's speech

first National Action Plan for Human Rights to 'build a fairer society at home and to make... Scotland's place in the international human rights community. In a speech at Tsinghua University... the Universal Periodic Review, and it’s run by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. "It means... that we’re all on the same journey towards developing human rights; all of us can learn from each... in the international dialogue on human rights, and to promote the rights of our citizens Wednesday 15 June 2016

Commission comments on refugee crisis

for immediate action. “On Friday, as Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, I.../programmes/b0074hkd An open letter to the EU was sent on behalf of the European Group of National Human... to resolve the refugee crisis and respect human rights in this news release from Sunday 13 September... the Scottish Human Rights commission to churches, faith groups, community groups, charities... of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said:“Europe is experiencing its gravest humanitarian crisis Monday 13 June 2016