Commission responds to Queen's Speech announcement on British Bill of Rights

Commission responds to Queen's Speech announcement on British Bill of Rights Monday 13 June 2016

HRBW Intro and Video

What is Human Rights Budget Work? Taking a human rights based approach to budgeting means distributing resources in a way that puts people first.  It involves thinking through how people's rights... should reflect human rights standards and the process of formulating, approving, executing, and auditing the budget should reflect human rights principles. Why are human rights relevant to the budget? All governments must respect, protect and fulfil human rights. The way they generate, allocate Monday 18 May 2020

Response to the Inquiry by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Response to the Inquiry by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Monday 14 November 2016

SOTN Intro text

Our State of the Nation reports aim to support the Scottish Parliament and other public bodies to understand and meet their obligations under human rights law. At the national level, monitoring is essential to progress recommendations, decisions and judgments from accountability bodies that need... that these reports will also be useful to civil society, human rights defenders and rights holders in Scotland. Tuesday 02 December 2025

Commission publishes Annual Report for 2017-18

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its Annual Report for 2017-18.. Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:  "The Commission will mark its tenth anniversary as Scotland's National Human Rights Institution in December.  As we approach this landmark, we have a strong sense of sustained momentum behind our work to promote and protect the human rights of everyone in Scotland... of human rights in Scotland. We look forward to continuing our work with all of our stakeholders to both Thursday 25 October 2018