Commission welcomes UN Human Rights Council recognition of the right to a healthy Environment 08 Oct 2021
Peaceful protest (2021) - joint written statement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Commission welcomes green recovery call for human rights based approach 17 Nov 2020
Commission concerned about rights to freedom of assembly and association at the Scottish Parliament 30 Sept 2021
Submission: Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly
In September 2021 we submitted a joint statement on peaceful protest to the UN Human Rights Council along with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
In September 2021 we wrote to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (the SPCB), expressing concern that the SPCB’s decision to alter the status of the Scottish Parliament building and its grounds interferes with the rights to peaceful assembly and association.
Read our letter
Read the SPCB response
Read our follow up letter from
2 April 2020
Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Justice on rights of people in detention during COVID-19 outbreak
21 April 2020
Commission welcomes plans to reduce COVID-19 risks in prisons through early release of those approaching end of sentences
Briefing on prisons and COVID-19 for Cabinet Secretary for Justice, produced with HMIPS and IMPAG
18 May 2020
Letter to Scottish Parliament Justice Committee expressing serious concerns about ongoing prison conditions
News article
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed Scottish Government action on migrant workers' rights.
Professor Alan Miller, Chair of the Commission, said:
"The Commission welcomes action by the Scottish Government to advance human rights in its international engagement including on the issue of migrant workers' rights. This reflects commitments made in Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP), supported by the Scottish Parliament and Scottish civil society, that Scotland
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