Commission sets out concerns over plans to remove EU laws

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has set out its concerns over the UK Government’s proposals to remove EU legislation, a move which could have a damaging impact on human rights in Scotland... Parliament the Commission highlights impacts to a range of human rights if the proposed REUL Bill... What does this mean? The report sets out the human rights considerations for Scotland and states the proposed bill presents a risk to human rights protections, including, economic, social, cultural Thursday 26 January 2023

SNAP Leadership Panel write to the Smith Commission

Members of the Leadership Panel for Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights have written to the Smith Commission, drawing attention to human rights considerations in the context of devolving further powers. Dear Lord Smith Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP... recognised human rights are realised in people’s lives. SNAP, launched on Dec 10 2013 with broad cross-party... to the importance of human rights considerations when it comes to devolving further powers Tuesday 14 June 2016

FRAC Terms of Reference

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

Commission welcomes report by Committee Against Torture

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed new recommendations published by a United Nations Committee to help Scotland improve its human rights record in relation to torture, cruel, inhuman...: maintaining the current level of human rights protection provided by the Human Rights Act and incorporation... the National Preventive Mechanism with sufficient human, material and financial resources to discharge... at the Scottish Human Rights Commission, said: “Scotland has demonstrated a steady development in human rights Wednesday 15 June 2016

Ruling on legal capacity welcomed

The European Group of National Human Rights Institutions (European Group) has welcomed the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of DD v Lithuania, as a significant clarification of the human rights obligations on States in relation to legal capacity. The European Group had... 2012. The European Group is a representative group of thirty six (36) National Human Rights... intervention by a regional grouping of national human rights institutions. The Court’s Judgment today Sunday 19 June 2016