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A group of over 80 civil society organisations across the UK, including the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, has issued a joint statement following the publication of [...]

In September 2022, a group of Scottish civil society organisations including the Consortium wrote to the First Minister of Scotland, expressing our concerns that the [...]

The Consortium is looking to recruit 3 new trustees for our Board, who will join us at an exciting point in our development. Right now, we are sharply increasing in activity, [...]

A group of Scottish civil society organisations, including the Consortium, has written to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to address their concerns that the consultation on [...]

On the 7th September 2022, the new Prime Minister of the UK, Liz Truss, announced that the Bill of Rights, which would replace the Human Rights Act, has been halted. The [...]

The Consortium has signed a joint briefing for members of the UK Parliament returning from summer recess, along with 122 other UK civil society organisations, to ask that the [...]

The Consortium has responded to a call for evidence from the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights, which is conducting legislative scrutiny on the British [...]

The Consortium has responded to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review Consultation on Additional Proposals, focusing on the importance of independent advocacy for those [...]

Over 130 Scottish organisations unite against the Rights Removal Bill and ask UK Government not to scrap the Human Rights Act Today, over 130 representatives from across [...]

Last year, the Scottish Government announced its commitment to introduce a new Human Rights Bill for Scotland, which will incorporate 4 major human rights treaties into Scots [...]