Statement: Supreme Court finds that plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful

The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the decision from the UK Supreme Court that the UK... the UK is party, such as the European Convention on Human Rights, the UN Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The UK... breach of its obligations under international human rights and refugee law. The UK Government must.... The Court has found the UK Government’s Rwanda plan does not safeguard the rights of asylum seekers Wednesday 15 November 2023

Regulation of Care for Older People Scottish Parliament debate

Members of the Scottish Parliament will discuss the Regulation of Care for Older People in a debate tomorrow (Wednesday 7 March). The Scottish Human Rights Commission welcomes the debate in the Scottish Parliament, and has sent a briefing note to all MSPs highlighting key human rights considerations ahead of the debate. Read the briefing in Word format. The Health and Sport Committee has already made a number of recommendations for areas of improvement which will enhance the accountability Sunday 19 June 2016

Commission welcomes Equal Protection Bill

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has today welcomed the publication of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, a Members Bill which would remove the defence of 'justifiable assault' in relation to physical punishment of children. Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said: "This Bill is a welcome opportunity to make progress on this important human rights issue for children in Scotland. The Commission has been reporting this to the United Nations for many years Friday 07 September 2018

Briefing for MSPs on COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme ("vaccine passports")

football grounds. In this briefing, the Commission highlights some of the key human rights... recommendations in this briefing to ensure that any use of vaccine certification is compliant with human rights principles and is necessary and proportionate. Read the briefing in full (PDF).     Wednesday 08 September 2021

Evidence to the Welfare Reform Committee, Scottish Parliament

Today Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, gave evidence... of international human rights treaties. Such treaties include such economic and social rights as the “right... of the UK to incorporate such universally recognised human rights treaties into domestic law. He expressed... breach the right to private, family and home life protected by the Human Rights Act. He added that some... or degrading treatment prohibited by the Human Rights Act. Professor Miller outlined some of the consequent Wednesday 15 June 2016