The Commission made two written responses to the Public Petitions Committee on petition PE 1362, which calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to clearly demonstrate how the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 is compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights, the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the key tenets of Scots Law and to publish the documents and evidence of such compliance.
immigration policy is reserved to the UK Parliament, many aspects of policy related to the treatment of refugees in Scotland are within the Scottish Parliament’s remit. We join human rights campaigners... Parliament must do everything possible to mitigate the Bill’s impact in Scotland.
6 May 2020
Briefing: Evidence from Experience, compiled by the Adequate Standard of Living Reference Group of people with lived experience of poverty
Accompanying Letter to the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee
3 July 2020
Briefing: The impact of COVID-19 on the Right to Food
4 August 2020
Briefing on the implications for the Human Right to Adequate Housing in Scotland during COVID-19
Briefing on the implications for the Human Right to Social Security in Scotland
The Scottish Parliament is recruiting two new Commissioners.
The Parliamentary corporation is seeking to appoint 2 part-time Commission members who must be able to spend 30 days per year on Commission business.
The job advert is available here in Word format.
Foir further information also see: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/Scottish-Commission-For-Human-Rights-post.aspx
The Scottish Human Rights Commission have published the Annual Report for 2011 / 2012. The Annual Report has been lodged at the Scottish Parliament today.
Read the Annual Report in PDF format.
Read the Annual Report in Word format.
The Annual Report contains details on the Commission's performance and work in 2011//2012. Including information on putting a Human Rights Based Approach into practice, emerging issues and engagement and the Commission's international role.
If you would like a paper
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