Commission responds to Scottish Parliament decision to reject 'due regard duty' in Social Security (Scotland) Bill

Commission responds to Scottish Parliament decision to reject 'due regard duty' in Social Security (Scotland) Bill Thursday 08 February 2018

Land Reform

Land reform in Scotland is an important human rights issue. The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 was passed in April 2016.   Why is land ownership a human rights issue? Land ownership and access... to recognise that human rights are engaged in the debate. We stressed that Scottish Ministers are empowered by the Scotland Act 1998 to observe and implement international human rights obligations.... Viewed through this broader human rights lens, land is seen as a national asset, with key questions Friday 15 July 2016

Commission strongly welcomes UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Incorporation Bill

Commission strongly welcomes UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Incorporation Bill Tuesday 16 March 2021

HRBW Quote

Human Rights Budget Work Tuesday 03 September 2019

Statement on the Conflict in Gaza

for effective, independent human rights monitoring and an investigation into all alleged violations of human....” The Commission strongly supports the efforts of our sister National Human Rights Institution, the Palestinian Independent Commission on Human Rights, to monitor and report on human rights violations in the area. We also fully endorse the call made by Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...The Scottish Human Rights Commission expresses its deep concern today at the continuing situation Wednesday 15 June 2016