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Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Scotland Bill – closes 25 Jan

This Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 6 September 2018 by John Finnie MSP. The purpose of the Bill is to end the physical punishment of children by parents [...]

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Bill: Consultation – closes 4 Jan

The Scottish Government has made a commitment to strengthen the existing legislative framework for the protection of women and girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a [...]

The future of civil partnership in Scotland – closes 21 Dec

The UK Supreme Court has made a declaration that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights to the extent that it does not [...]

Local Governance Review: Democracy Matters – closes 30 Nov

This democracy review want to hear your voice and the voices of your friends and neighbours in a discussion about local communities deciding their own future. In order to [...]

Policing during miners’ strike: independent review, closes 30 Nov

This Scottish Government consultation seeks evidence on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the period of the miners’ strike from March 1984 [...]

Challenging poverty in the UK

Last week, on 8th and 9th November, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights visited Scotland. The Rapporteur Philip Alston met with those living in [...]

Defending Human Rights: HRCS Roundtable, 2-4pm, 29th Nov, Edinburgh

An exciting opportunity to hear firsthand about what it means to defend human rights in Scotland and overseas. This event will look at what a Human Rights Defender is and the [...]

EU Citizens after Brexit, 5th December, Glasgow

This workshop will give participants from civil society organisations a good understanding of upcoming changes to EU citizen rights after Brexit, including what we know about [...]

It is time to close the accountability gap in Scotland!

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a new report into models of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, [...]

Indefinite detention challenged in court

In a landmark case, the Court of Appeal has ruled that thousands of people may have been unlawfully held in immigration removal centres in recent years. In a case brought by [...]