Post-Election Roundtable, 16th June 2021 @10am
Join the Consortium from 10am to noon on 16th June for an open discussion following the Scottish Parliament election. We will be giving updates regarding the state of human [...]
News
All Our Rights in Law: Reflection and Next Steps, 20th and 27th April, 4th May
On Friday 12th March, the All Our Rights in Law project published its final report. The project had brought together over 400 rights-holders from all [...]
Consortium Submits Response to Independent Review of the Human Rights Act
The Consortium and several member organisations have created a joint submission to the Independent Review of the Human Rights Act, whose call for evidence closed today (3rd [...]
ERCS Produces New Briefings on Environmental Rights
The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS) has produced 3 briefings, commissioned by the Consortium, which explore the relationship between environmental rights and [...]
New Briefing Addresses Relationship Between Human Rights and Devolution
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 [...]
Scotland’s Human Rights Report Card: The Big Picture, 7th December @10am
In what ways has Scotland improved its human rights record in the last 4 years? What is better? What is worse? What human rights issues need more attention or action? Every [...]
Call for COVID-19 Inquiry to hear from those who are often ignored
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 [...]
New Briefings Offer Insight on Economic and Social Rights in Post-EU Scotland
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 [...]
Scottish Civil Society Asks Important Questions Post-Brexit
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 [...]
Human Rights Incorporation Fortnight 2021, 30th August-10th September
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 [...]
Human rights for all? Realising migrants’ rights in Scotland, 10th September @9:15am
There are big plans for stronger, fuller human rights law in Scotland. The Scottish Government has committed to develop a new human rights statutory framework that will [...]
All Our Rights are Linked: Environmental Rights + Disabled People’s Rights, 8th September @4pm
In this webinar, join the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and other civil society organisations as we look at the relationship between disabled people’s rights and the [...]
Human Rights and Devolution, 6th September @ 10am
In this webinar, join the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and others as we learn about the relationship between human rights protection and devolution in Scotland. [...]