Recruitment underway for new Chair of the Commission

Our current Chair,  Judith Robertson, comes to the end of her term in March 2022.  The Scottish Parliament is now recruiting for her successor. The Chair is a full time role, appointed by a cross-party Selection Panel of MSP . The Commission does not have any direct involvement.  Candidates should have a track record of: promoting human rights leading an organisation implementing good governance influencing senior stakeholders Find out more and how to apply on the Scottish Thursday 18 November 2021

Commission welcomes opening of financial redress scheme for survivors of abuse in care

The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the launch of Redress Scotland, which marks the opening of a financial redress scheme for survivors of historical abuse in care.  Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said: “The journey towards securing access to justice and remedies for survivors of abuse in care has been long and challenging. Survivors have worked tirelessly for many years to achieve this, and those efforts deserve the greatest recognition. The Commission warmly welcomes Monday 13 December 2021

Progress report on Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody

The Scottish Human Rights Commission, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland and Families Outside welcome the follow up progress report into the Independent Review of the Response... November 2021 and was co-chaired by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, HM Chief Inspector... Scotland’s human rights obligations, the Review’s key recommendation was that an independent body... the full progress report on the Scottish Government website. 2. Read the Scottish Human Rights Wednesday 14 December 2022

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Freedom of Information We want to make it easy for you to find the information you need about the Scottish Human Rights Commission. You can read a Guide to Information that we make available... Human Rights CommissionBridgeside House99 McDonald RoadEdinburghEH7 4NS More information about.... The Scottish Human Rights Commission has adopted the Nolan Committee’s Seven Principles of public life... email us, call us on 0131 297 5750, or write to us at: Scottish Human Rights CommissionBridgeside Monday 11 April 2016

Commission publishes BSL Plan 2018-2024

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its BSL Plan for 2018-2024. The Plan has been published in BSL and English.  The human rights set out in the Convention on the Rights of Persons... is committed to realising the rights of BSL users including those who use the tactile form of the language... in the Commission's public participation processes  Ensure that any new information we produce about human rights and the Commission's work is available in BSL wherever possible and practicable, including our Friday 19 October 2018