Report: Models of Incorporation (1)

of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle... and Justiciability for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, highlights that people in Scotland have limited recourse to human rights laws when it comes to realising their economic, social and cultural rights. This accountability gap affects people's rights to an adequate standard of living, health, housing... processes for economic, social and cultural rights than exist in Scotland. Around 65 countries Friday 02 November 2018

Briefing: The Right to Food and COVID-19

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a briefing on The Right to Food in Scotland during COVID-19. The briefing explains how COVID-19 has affected the right to food, exacerbating already high levels of food insecurity in Scotland. Despite the large-scale mobilisation of communities and civil society to meet need, emergency community-based provision is not a rights based approach for the long-term. Friday 03 July 2020

Re-election to Chair European Network

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... voted into the role of Secretary of the International Co-ordinating Committee of National Human Rights.... 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 Wednesday 15 June 2016

Adequate Standard of Living

Poverty and Human Rights (May 2019) and our response (May 2019) Commission report, Models of Incorporation and Justiciability for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, authored by Dr Katie Boyle... responds to the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights in Holyrood... on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Call for Evidence (Sept 2018) The Adequate Standard of Living... 2016) The Commission hosted a national conference on Putting the Justice into Social Justice. Read Thursday 03 August 2017

Tender opportunity

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 Sunday 19 June 2016