The Commission has issued a statement on the human rights concerns raised about Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre.
"The Scottish Human Rights Commission notes concerns over detention at Dungavel... organisations for human rights organisations to be allowed entry to it.
The Commission’s... to human rights concerns. We are calling for an urgent review of the practice of indeterminate detention.
The Commission is responsible for promoting and protecting human rights of everyone in Scotland
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has been unanimously re-elected to the role of Chair of the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) for a further three years.
The European.... Accredited ombudsmen and commissions with “A status” – including the Scottish Human Rights Commission - have access to the United Nations human rights system, including speaking rights at the Human Rights... the work of the Scottish Human Rights Commission will continue to be shared with our sister organisations
The Commission invites interested parties to submit applications for a small scale research project to support the human rights component of NHS Health Scotland’s Health Inequalities Impact Assessment work.
The purpose of the work is to produce an output of around six case studies, or practice examples, which asses the human rights impacts of selected policies, legislation or strategies and develop supporting guidance where necessary.
Read the Tender Document and apply.
The deadline
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed progress on the United Nations Convention... towards ensuring children’s human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled across Scotland. It also paves the way for the incorporation of all other international human rights into Scotland’s... of clarity in this area under the Human Rights Act 1998. We are therefore pleased that government... in international human rights law. The Commission is pleased that recommendations and General Comments
Please note: This document is superseded by our August 2025 statement in response to the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland vs The Scottish Ministers
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A spokesperson for the Scottish Human Rights Commission said:
“The Commission has previously highlighted the lack of clarity around legal, policy, and practice matters in respect of women's rights and the implications of this on the human rights of women and transgender people."
“We will now take
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