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
Recent Developments
In October 2021, a landmark resolution was adopted by the United Nations HumanRights Council, recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable... and Indigenous Peoples.
A resolution was also adopted on the creation of a Special Rapporteur on humanrights... expressly in their constitutions, national and/or regional law.
Scotland will incorporate the right... be included in a new humanrights bill, which the Scottish Government will consult on as part
About NHRIs
The Commission is Scotland'sNationalHumanRights Institution (NHRI). NHRIs... and international arenas. They apply international humanrights standards on the national level... to account for their humanrights obligations. They also help shape laws, policies and attitudes... by the Office of the High Commissioner for HumanRights (OHCHR).
Strong and effective NHRIs help bridge... by:
Monitoring the humanrights situation in the country and the actions of the State
Providing advice
has proposed a new humanrights law which would put more rights protections in Scots law.
HumanRights Bill for Scotland
We have been calling for stronger protections for humanrights in Scotland... the proposed new HumanRights Bill for Scotland. Read the Executive Summary and full report Building A New HumanRights Framework for Scotland.
The Scottish Government launched a consultation on a new HumanRights Bill for Scotland in 2023. In October 2023, we set out our position on the proposed
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