Consortium Briefs MSPs on EU Continuity Bill
As the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill has reached Stage 2 of the process of becoming law, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland has [...]
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Give your views! AllOurRightsInLaw launched today
A National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership is putting together recommendations to the Scottish Government for a new human rights law.This law would build on existing [...]
Consortium Submits Response to UN CRC Bill Consultation
The Consortium has responded to a Scottish Government consultation on the upcoming United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. The [...]
Consortium writes to Equalities and Human Rights Committee
In 2018, the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee produced a report entitled ‘Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish [...]
Consortium Briefs Finance and Constitution Committee on Internal Markets Bill
The UK Internal Markets Bill raises serious questions about the extent to which the Scottish Parliament will be able to pursue different policies than those adopted for [...]
Consortium Responds to Consultation on Right to Food Bill
The Consortium has responded to the consultation on Elaine Smith MSP’s proposed Private Members’ Bill on the Right to Food, which closed on 15th September 2020. [...]
#HumanRights2020s: Amnesty International on COVID-19 and Human Rights in Scotland
Listen to this episode of our podcast, featuring Naomi McAuliffe of Amnesty International Scotland. In this discussion, Naomi explores the profound impact of Covid-19 on [...]
Scottish civil society using human rights for change
Click here to read our latest summary paper on the various ways in which civil society organisations currently use human rights to enact change in Scotland. The paper is [...]
Strengthening the Human Rights Sector
Amnesty International UK and the Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) are pleased to announce that HRCS is now an independent human rights organisation. Previously, [...]
Consortium submits response to Finance and Constitution Committee
The Consortium has responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee’s call for views on the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) [...]