Increase in support for human rights in Scotland

Increase in support for human rights in Scotland Thursday 07 December 2023

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

Sustaining people with learning disabilities’ right to personal assistance in Scotland: the importance of promoting informal carers’ rights

Sustaining people with learning disabilities’ right to personal assistance in Scotland: the importance of promoting informal carers’ rights Wednesday 10 December 2025

New human rights case studies on housing, health and poverty

New human rights case studies on housing, health and poverty Friday 02 December 2016

Reimagining Scotland’s Digital Strategy: Why Inclusion Must Be a Legal Obligation, Not a Policy Option

obligation under International Human Rights Law. Through signing the International Covenant on Economic... rather than solving it. Reframing Digital Strategies Through a Human Rights Lens My research explores... that Scotland is committed to upholding their International Human Rights Law obligations. Inclusion... digital, it’s how to do so justly. A rights-based strategy can help ensure that digital progress lifts..., and internationally through International Human Rights Law, would be the easiest way for these changes to be made Wednesday 10 December 2025