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Today (14th December 2021), UK Justice Minister Dominic Raab announced a proposal to replace the Human Rights Act with new legislation which threatens to weaken human rights [...]

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland has responded to a call for views on the draft Policy Statement and Annual Report related to the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) [...]

Over the past year, the Consortium has been working with civil society organisations in the migration sector. Together, we have been exploring what is necessary to ensure [...]

The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has produced 3 briefings, commissioned by the Consortium, which explore the relationship between environmental rights and [...]

A new briefing, written by human rights experts Professor Nicole Busby and Dr Katie Boyle, explores the relationship between human rights and devolution in Scotland. The [...]

The Consortium and 28 of our member organisations have responded to the Scottish Government’s call for views on the initial terms of reference of the upcoming COVID-19 [...]

Two new briefings published by the Civil Society Brexit Project offer valuable insight into economic and social rights in Scotland, and the extent to which we are keeping up [...]

A new report has been published, ‘Asking Some Important Questions: A Collation of Scottish Civil Society Questions for UK and Scottish Governments After UK Withdrawal [...]

There are BIG plans for a new human rights law in Scotland. The Scottish Government has committed to introducing a Bill to incorporate four more international human [...]