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The Strasbourg Bulletin - Political and Civil Rights Beyond the Court
October 8: In this instalment of our series, we take a whistlestop tour of some of the Council of Europe’s most important human rights bodies. We begin first by exploring how Europe’s most important human rights organisation protects particularly vulnerable groups, such as detainees and domestic abuse survivors. We then go on to explain how the CoE upholds and promotes the rights of civil society actors.
Celebrating and Reforming FoI Rights in Scotland
September 23: Scotland’s Freedom of Information (FoI) rights have empowered over 1.4 million requests in 20 years, driving transparency and public trust. As the Scottish Parliament debates major reforms, this blog explores what’s at stake: lessons learned, challenges ahead, and how Scotland could set a global standard for openness.
New Manifesto Briefing: Our Rights. Your Move.
September 16: The Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) has published "Our Rights. Your Move." – a comprehensive manifesto briefing written in partnership with our membership which calls for bold, progressive political action to embed and protect human rights in Scotland.
What’s happening More events
Guest Lecture 4 - Current Priorities for Human Rights Incorporation in Scotland
October 22, 13:00
A timely briefing on Scotland’s current priorities for human rights incorporation.
Guest Lecture 5 - Empowering Human Rights Defenders
October 29, 13:00
Real-world insight into how human rights are being claimed and defended at community level – and why supporting human rights defenders is essential.
Civil Society Working Group 2026-31 Manifesto For Scotland Launch
October 30, 16:00
Online
The Civil Society Working Group is launching its 2026 -2031 Manifesto on how to back human rights as we enter the next Parliament.
