Home Office ‘re-set’ required
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 [...]
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Equal protection for children at last!
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 [...]
Damning report on rights’ infringements in Scotland’s prisons
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 [...]
Rights’ Commissions report on progress
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published their annual report. The 11th year of the Commission has seen significant developments, including: a human rights outcome [...]
Human Rights National Taskforce starts work
The Scottish Government has plans to put economic, cultural, social & environmental rights directly into Scots law. Following on from the First Minister’s Advisory [...]
*New* Brexit & the Environment
An in-depth briefing on some of the changes, concerns and opportunities around Brexit and environmental rights in Scotland, by Prof Elisa Morgera and Mara Ntona, Strathclyde [...]
Calling for UNCRC gold standard!
The Consortium has asked the Scottish Government to introduce the strongest possible law to incorporate the UNCRC into Scots law. We highlight that this should be direct [...]
*New* Brexit & Violence against Women and Girls briefing
This paper looks at some of the potential impacts that Brexit could have on different areas of policy and law affecting violence against women and girls. It covers areas [...]
A ‘no deal’ Brexit and human rights
A no deal Brexit will undermine our human rights, says the Human Rights Consortium Scotland. As time to reach an agreement with the EU is fast running out, many aspects of [...]
FM urged to take action to incorporate UN rights
Organisations have joined together to write to the First Minister to urge her to take the next steps to incorporate UN rights and standards into Scots law. In December 2018, [...]
