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

What the project aimed to do

What the project aimed to do This project is the latest in a programme of work which touches on issues relating to access to justice. In this spotlight, we have decided to look directly at barriers to accessing justice for different rights and groups. This project looks at: Access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental rights Mapping human rights-related advice and advocacy services in Scotland Access to justice for prisoners Access to justice in community-based social Wednesday 03 July 2024

Deep concern about impact of UK Government’s Spring Statement

will have a direct effect on the human rights of those disabled people in Scotland who are unable...The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) is deeply concerned about the impact of announcements..., which holds governments around the world to account for their record on human rights, warned..., the UK Government is not only disregarding the expert findings and recommendations of human rights... international human rights law, particularly its duty to progressively realise the rights to social Thursday 27 March 2025

Social Security

Social security is a human right that is protected by a range of international human rights laws.... Scotland's new social security system recognises social security is a human right and aims to treat people... to ensuring accountability and further developing economic and social rights in Scotland. For more... Security Article 12, European Social Charter Article 34, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights International... and Cultural Rights  Our animation below explains the right to social security and what it means Tuesday 02 August 2016