About the Commission
The Scottish HumanRights Commission is an independent public body... to promote awareness, understanding and respect for all humanrights – economic, social, cultural... 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
Article for the Law Society of Scotland Journal on the role of private providers in public services and what this means for humanrights in December 2020.
The Commission has responded to the Scottish Government's Draft Delivery Plan for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The response is a joint response with the Equality and HumanRights Commission.
The Commission has responded to the Scottish Government's Draft Delivery Plan for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). This is a joint response with the Equality and HumanRights Commission.
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