The Scottish HumanRights Commission is inviting filmmakers / producers to quote for the filming and production of a series of short films marking ten years of progress on humanrights in Scotland.
Read the creative brief / invitation to quote
The deadline for receiving quotes is midday on Wednesday 19 September
The Commission works on a wide range of humanrights issues that affect people in Scotland. These pages give more details of our work in different areas.
a range of humanrights including the right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, housing and the right to earn a decent living.
Poverty is both a result and a cause of humanrights violations in Scotland and in the rest of the world.
Last year on this day our Head of Strategy & Legal Duncan Wilson gave a talk to the Glasgow HumanRights Network at Glasgow City Chambers. Duncan's talk was entitiled “Poverty is a HumanRights Violation”.
Read the talk in Word format.
Why we are spotlighting this issue
In Scotland, our humanrights are protected by international and domestic law. These laws should help to prevent breaches of our rights and provide us with routes to access justice when things go wrong.
Yet too often, people in Scotland are experiencing humanrights denials and facing barriers that prevent them from accessing justice.
The journey to access justice for humanrights breaches can be long, complicated, and expensive, requiring rights holders
The Scottish Government today (12 December) published its proposals on Scotland’s Place in Europe. The Commission welcomes that humanrights and social protections are recognised as one of Scotland’s interests to be protected going forward. This commitment to advancing, not weakening, humanrights protections must now be carried forward by both the UK and Scottish Governments in whatever changes are to follow.
Read the Commission's full statement on protecting humanrights in Scotland
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