Letter to Minister Emma Roddick MSP on Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights

Letter to Minister Emma Roddick MSP on Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights Friday 12 January 2024

Submission to the UN Human Rights Council NHRI Report on the UK's 4th Cycle Universal Periodic Review

The Commission has submitted its report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the UK's 4th Cycle Universal Periodic Review. Tuesday 12 April 2022

Briefing: Stage 2 of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

Briefing on Stage 2 of United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill and definition of “public authority”. Wednesday 10 February 2021

Word | No man’s land” A human rights assessment of the ‘Tinker Experiment’ and redress for its victims

An accessible Word version of our report No man’s land” A human rights assessment of the ‘Tinker Experiment’ and redress for its victims Wednesday 28 January 2026

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food visits Scotland

The Scottish Human Rights Commission is pleased to welcome the United Nations (UN) Special... the forthcoming Good Food Nation Bill: “My visit to Scotland has been to inform and inspire decision-makers... of food. The Scottish Human Rights Commission wants to see the Scottish Government go further to meet... standards in domestic law and enshrine the right to food within Scots Law. Explaining Judith Robertson, Chair of the Commission, said: “Enshrining the human right to food into Scots law would demonstrate Friday 10 March 2017