Briefing on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Please note: This document is superseded by our August 2025 statement in response to the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland vs The Scottish Ministers ________________________________________________ The Commission has published a briefing on the progress of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill ("the Bill"). You can read it on the Publications page of our website. Our position on the Bill is clear. We believe the suggested reforms support best practice in human rights Wednesday 07 December 2022

General briefings, statements and letters

Human Rights Day  14 Dec 2020 Briefing on students' human rights and COVID-19 26 Jan 2021 Tuesday 09 May 2023

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)

what is referred to as the International Bill of Human Rights. There are currently 26 General Wednesday 06 July 2016

Commission calls for action to protect women's rights in Scotland

. Women’s employment in Scotland is concentrated in the public sector but only 26% of public bodies Monday 23 July 2018

Anne's human rights experiences under ICESCR

Anne's human rights experiences under ICESCR What we've learned about human rights is absolutely fascinating. We were using some of them, but there were other ones we'd never heard of and that actually applied to us. Like when we saw the one about food: fresh, affordable food. We don't have... three friends to cancer in the last two years. One of them waited two years to get a scan, by the time... an impact on one another, in ways that the experiences of Anne, Shamus, Derek and Nada show us. Friday 05 December 2025