Change the law to protect the right to food for all

international human rights law defines the right to food as well as government obligations... Human Rights Commission is calling on the Government to take action to incorporate the right to food... the Scottish Government showing human rights leadership in a practical way. Bringing this kind of law...The human right to food should be put into law in Scotland to protect people from rising food... recommendations from the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to put Monday 15 April 2019

Learning from communities

Our model of ESC rights monitoring brings us closer to the communities to directly bear witness to their human rights concerns. We use this model to build a picture of economic social and cultural rights realisation across Scotland. In each area, we meet with human rights defenders, community groups and duty bearers to inform our research. Our reports chart the state of ESC rights in that area - allowing us and others to track progress or deterioration of rights - and make specific Thursday 19 February 2026

Appointment: New Member of the Commission

A new member of the Scottish Human Rights Commission has been appointed following an open recruitment exercise, the Scottish Parliament announced today. Jane-Claire Judson will take up office as a part-time member of the Commission on 1 September 2017. Her appointment is for 6 years. Ms Judson will replace outgoing Commissioner Matt Smith, who has been in office since 2010. Ms Judson has also... Scotland (CHSS).  Prior to this appointment she was the National Director for Diabetes Scotland Friday 04 August 2017

Commission welcomes Scottish Social Security Charter

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Scottish Government's publication... social security - this kind of participation is a crucial element of a human rights based approach."     ... Charter recognises social security is a human right. The Charter seeks to empower people accessing the service and ensure the system is responsive to people's rights. Recognising that social security is a human right is a first step to ensuring accountability and that people have redress when things Friday 11 January 2019

Report: ICESCR 2025 (PDF)

PDF version of Parallel Report of the Scottish Human Rights Commission to Replies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the list of issues in relation to its seventh periodic report to the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Monday 10 February 2025