is accountable to the people of Scotland, through the Scottish Parliament. And so it is only right... serve the people of Scotland. We will focus work on advising the Scottish Parliament on the passage... with people in the Scottish Parliament, in civil society and different communities, we’ve identified four.... This includes our monitoring and reporting to the United Nations and to the Scottish Parliament. We will introduce an annual state of the nation report, providing a regular update to Parliament on progress
The Scottish Parliament is now recruiting for a new Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission... the role
The Parliament is looking for a talented individual to promote widespread awareness....
Find out more about how to apply on the Scottish Parliament’s website.
About the Commission... to the Scottish Parliament and recent research on Attitudes to Human Rights in Scotland.
“Members... Parliament is preparing to consider the upcoming Human Rights Bill, presenting a significant opportunity
The Scottish Human Rights Commission strongly welcomes the full protection of the rights of children and young people via legislation passed in the Scottish Parliament tonight.
The Commission considers that the United Nations Convention On The Rights Of The Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill is one of the most significant in the lifetime of the Scottish Parliament.
The new legislation... in the lifetime of the next Parliament.
“We are particularly pleased that the legalisation has
The Commission is pleased that Police Scotland have recognised the need to have clear legal authority to use cyber kiosks and that they will not now proceed with rolling this technology out until that is in place.
Chief Constable Livingstone speaking at Policing Sub-Committee on 31 January 2019.
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said:
"The Commission has previously given the Scottish Parliament its view that there is a lack of clarity about the precise legal basis for the use
Statement on Cyber Kiosks
Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, has made the following statement following the Cabinet Secretary for Justice's evidence on cyber kiosks to the Scottish Parliament Justice Sub-Committee on Policing.
"The Commission remains disappointed with the Scottish Government's response to the concerns that we and others have raised about the lack of legal basis for the use of cyber kiosks by the police. The European Court of Human Rights has
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