About the Commission
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is an independent public body... to promote awareness, understanding and respect for all humanrights – economic, social, cultural, civil... to humanrights.
The Commission has powers to recommend changes to law, policy and practice; promote humanrights through education, training and publishing research; and to conduct inquiries... in the Scottish Commission for HumanRights Act 2006.
The short animation below introduces our aims
A briefing to the Scottish Parliament on civil and political rights in Scotland, following the publication of the Scottish HumanRights Commission's State of the Nation report 2024.
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