Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (1)

Under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 the Commission has a duty to publish annual public statements relating to our expenditure. Wednesday 19 December 2012

Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

Under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 the Commission has a duty to publish annual public statements relating to our expenditure. Thursday 05 December 2013

Briefing to Parliament | Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill 2025

Briefing to Parliament | Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill 2025 Tuesday 09 December 2025

Inspection of HMP Inverness

, Policy Officer at the Scottish Human Rights Commission attended to support a human rights based approach to the inspection.  The Commission has been involved in the inspection of several of Scotland’s 15 prisons to ensure that the human rights of prisoners are being respected.  HMP Inverness, opened in 1902, is one of the oldest remaining prisons in Scotland. Whilst efforts have been made...Her Majesty’s Inspector for Prisons in Scotland (HMIPS) has published the findings of the latest Wednesday 14 March 2018

Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

On 28 September 2011, at a gathering convened by Maastricht University and the International Commission of Jurists, a group of experts in international law and human rights adopted the Maastricht Principles on Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Based on legal research conducted over a period of more than a decade, the undersigned experts adopted the following principles. Monday 10 October 2011