Our current Chair, Judith Robertson, comes to the end of her term in March 2022. The Scottish Parliament is now recruiting for her successor.
The Chair is a full time role, appointed by a cross-party Selection Panel of MSP . The Commission does not have any direct involvement.
Candidates should have a track record of:
promoting human rights
leading an organisation
implementing good governance
influencing senior stakeholders
Find out more and how to apply on the Scottish
The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the launch of Redress Scotland, which marks the opening of a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical abuse in care.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
“The journey towards securing access to justice and remedies for survivors of abuse in care has been long and challenging. Survivors have worked tirelessly for many years to achieve this, and those efforts deserve the greatest recognition. The Commission warmly welcomes
The Scottish Human Rights Commission, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland and Families Outside welcome the follow up progress report into the Independent Review of the Response... November 2021 and was co-chaired by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, HM Chief Inspector... Scotland’s human rights obligations, the Review’s key recommendation was that an independent body... the full progress report on the Scottish Government website.
2. Read the Scottish Human Rights
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a draft BSL Plan 2024-2030 for comment and feedback. The plan is available in BSL below or on our YouTube channel. It is also available in English on the publications page of our website at www.scottishhumanrights.com.
We welcome feedback on this draft plan, including by video message, video relay via Contact Scotland BSL, or email us at hello@scottishhumanrights.com.
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