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EU citizens whose homes are in Scotland have to apply for permission to stay here after Brexit.  However, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, and many other civil [...]

The Scottish Government has made the very welcome announcement that they will directly incorporate the UNCRC to the maximum extent possible within devolution. On 30th [...]

Nourish Scotland together with the Scottish Human Rights Commission have produced a short animation around the right to food. A helpful summary of why the right to food is [...]

There is considerable concern that more asylum seekers will be made homeless after a Supreme Court judgment in Ali v v Serco and the Secretary of State for the Home [...]

A coalition of over 30 organisations, including the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, has jointly written to all party leaders, calling for them to stand up for EU [...]

The Scottish Government announced that in 2020, it will introduce a new Scottish Continuity Bill. Central to this is the idea of making it easy for Scots law to keep pace [...]

The process and potential impact around the UK leaving the European Union raises significant concerns across civil society. However, many organisations feel that they have [...]

Organisations have highlighted a number of failings of the Home Office. These include: At least 38 of the 50 reports highlighted that the process of gathering relevant [...]

After many years of campaigning, & several UN recommendations, law in Scotland has been changed. Children will now have equal protection from assault. The defence of [...]

The Council of Europe visited several prisons and police stations in 2018 to investigate their progress around protecting human rights. Their report found that serious and [...]