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Covid 19 and Human Rights: Civil Society Discussion, 2nd September @ 3:30pm

25/08/2020 // 0 Comments

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At the end of September, the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act will expire. It will be reviewed, and may be changed or extended. We need to make sure that human rights are at [...]

Brexit and Rights Webinar 1: Internal Markets Bill, Thursday 24th September @4pm

17/09/2020 // 0 Comments

The UK Internal Markets Bill sounds as though it is all about economics. However, it could restrict the Scottish Parliament’s decision-making around rights-related [...]

Consortium Responds to Consultation on Right to Food Bill

16/09/2020 // 0 Comments

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

14/09/2020 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Event for funders: ‘Small places close to home’ 12th November @10am

09/09/2020 // 0 Comments

“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home”- Eleanor Roosevelt We have been working with the Corra [...]

Scottish civil society using human rights for change

07/09/2020 // 0 Comments

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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 [...]

‘The Right to Rehabilitation in Scots Law’ 22nd September @ 10am

01/09/2020 // 0 Comments

Join a panel of experts as they discuss the incorporation of the right to rehabilitation from torture into Scots Law. The speakers will be as follows: Asger Kjaerum, Advocacy [...]

What does it mean to be a human rights-based organisation? 23rd September @ 10am

01/09/2020 // 0 Comments

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Listen in on a panel of third sector experts discussing the why, what and how of being a human rights-based organisation. What does it mean build human rights into [...]

Strengthening the Human Rights Sector

01/09/2020 // 0 Comments

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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

12/08/2020 // 0 Comments

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) [...]