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Ahead of International Human Rights Day on Saturday 10th December 2022, the Scottish Parliament is holding a debate today (Thursday 8th December). We have joined with 6 other [...]

Every 5 years, the UN Human Rights Council reviews a country’s record on human rights. This is called the Universal Periodic Review. Civil society organisations can submit [...]

A new Consortium briefing explains the choices that governments have about whether to keep EU-based rights & standards. Written by Tobias Lock, this briefing talks about [...]

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 [...]