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

Scottish Housing Regulator finds serious failings in Perth and Kinross Council Gypsy Traveller Sites

plan for the Council. Professor Angela O’Hagan, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, says: “Cultural life for Scotland’s Gypsy Traveller community is a human right and is protected in international human rights law. “Access to appropriate housing without discrimination is protected by several international human rights treaties to which the UK is a party, for example, the United Nations.... The Scottish Human Rights Commission is therefore concerned by the findings of the Scottish Housing Tuesday 08 April 2025