The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation is OUT NOW!
The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation is OUT NOW!
The Scottish Government has published the consultation for the Human Rights Bill. This is one of the biggest steps forward in human rights in Scotland, because the Bill will embed major international human rights treaties and the right to a healthy environment into Scots law.???
It is crucial that everyone has a chance to have their voices heard in the consultation. Your response will help to shape Scotland's human rights future, and we have the resources you need to understand and take part.
The Consultation
- Click here to read the Consultation in full
- Click here to read the Consultation in Easy Read
- Click here to read the Scottish Government's guide to the Consultation
- Click here to listen to an audio summary of the Consultation
It's All Rights Event Series
Join one of our 'It's All Rights' events to find out why the consultation matters to you, and how to take part. Every session in the series covers the same core content, then some of the sessions also have a specific focus. Check them out below:
- It's All Rights: A Guide to the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation, Monday 14th August, 2-4pm, Online
- It's All Rights: A Guide to the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation, Wednesday 23rd August, 10am-12noon, Online
- It's All Rights: The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation In-Person Event, Tuesday 29th August, 10:30am-12:30pm, The Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street Glasgow
- It's All Rights: The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation and the Right to Health, Wednesday 30th August, 2-4pm, Online
- It’s All Rights: The Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation for UK Organisations, Thursday 7th September, 2-4pm, Online
- It's All Rights: Poverty and the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation, Monday 11th September 2-4pm, Online
- It's All Rights: Human Rights Bill Consultation with SCVO's Policy Network, Wednesday 13th September 2:30-4pm, Online
- It's All Rights: Q&A with the Scottish Government Human Rights Bill Team, Thursday 14th September 2-3:30pm, Online
More events will be announced over the coming weeks!
Key Resources
- Short Briefing: Scottish Human Rights Incorporation Bill– what the Bill is all about, why it is important, and what must be in it
- An Introduction to the Human Rights (Incorporation) Scotland Bill- an episode of the #HumanRights2020s podcast
- Human Rights Bill Lived Experience Board Reports- reports from the Scottish Government's Lived Experience Board, which has been meeting since February 2022 to give advice on the Scottish Human Rights Bill
- Human Rights Incorporation in Scotland - check out our page with a whole host of resources around international human rights, what this Bill will mean, and what needs to be in it.
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