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 [...]
Why Do We Need a New Human Rights Law in Scotland? Monday 30th August @ 4pm
In this webinar, join the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and others as we explore plans for a new human rights framework for Scotland. We’ll look at what [...]
Statement on the Passing of Emma Ritch, Chair of the Consortium Board
We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Emma Ritch. Emma was instrumental in setting up the Consortium and was the Chair of our Board. She was a person of [...]
Heads of UN Announce Commitment to Children’s Environmental Rights
Last month (June 2021) the heads of several United Nations (UN) entities published ‘Step Up!’ a joint written commitment to promote the right of children, young [...]
Using Human Rights Survey- Can You Help?
In order to shape our work, as well as to inform government and grant funders, there is a pressing need for more insight and better evidence around what organisations need [...]
New Report Launch, ‘Delivering Human Rights in Scotland During COVID-19: A 2020 Survey of Public Authorities’
A new joint report from the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and Amnesty International has found that most public authorities cannot provide evidence of human rights-based [...]
Brexit Has Happened: What Now? Thursday 3rd June @10am
It seems a long time ago since Brexit was the first item on the news, and the UK has now left the EU. But what have we learned from the Brexit process? What has actually [...]
Scottish Government Responds to Amnesty’s Call for COVID Public Inquiry
Last month (March 2021), Amnesty International in Scotland wrote to the First Minister, asking her Government to commission a public inquiry into the impact of the COVID-19 [...]
Post Brexit, we’re asking the wrong questions on human rights
In this article for Bylines, Consortium Director Mhairi Snowden explains that we are asking the wrong questions about human rights in a post-Brexit UK, and argues that we [...]
Judicial review in court is working well, finds independent panel
In Autumn 2020, the UK Government set up an Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL) to address some significant, fundamental issues around the [...]
Just Fair Issues Statement Celebrating Scotland’s Commitment to Incorporation
Just Fair, an organisation which advocates for the incorporation of economic, social and cultural rights, has issued a statement in celebration of the Scottish [...]