Our Work - What Why How

Human Rights Budget Work: What, Why and How? These briefing papers explain the "what, why and how" of using human rights to create and scrutinise Scotland's national budget. The papers have been developed by the Scottish Human Rights Commission, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE) and a range of academic and other partners as part of a Human Rights Budget Work project.   Tuesday 03 September 2019

SNAP ‘home for collective action on human rights’ in Scotland, Commission tells UN

SNAP ‘home for collective action on human rights’ in Scotland, Commission tells UN Monday 13 June 2016

Human Rights Budget Work: What, Why and How? Briefing Paper 2: The Context for Human Rights Budget Work in Scotland

A new set of briefing papers explains the "what, why and how" of using human rights to create and scrutinise Scotland's national budget. Paper 2: The Context for Human Rights Budget Work in Scotland Tuesday 03 September 2019

Universal Periodic Review

means that Scotland and the UK's performance on human rights is examined against the requirements of international human rights treaties and commitments. The UK was one of the first States..., Member States of the United Nations assess each other's progress on human rights through the Human Rights Council. The Council then makes a series of recommendations to the government of the country... countries to account for their compliance with international human rights laws and standards Tuesday 04 October 2016

National Strategic Plan Consultation

On 10 December 2008 the Commission launched a nationwide consultation on the development of its first Strategic Plan. Through an online questionnaire and a series of 18 consultation meetings across the 8 parliamentary regions, we gathered views from the public, private and voluntary sector as well as the general public on a draft document which set out our proposed vision and goals. Sunday 11 January 2009