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Scotland's human rights watchdog has warned that "much more needs to be done in practical terms" to translate the vision of "a rights-respecting Scotland" into reality. The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has published its annual report for 2018/19, marking the tenth year since it was establ

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been granted leave to intervene in the continuing legal challenge to the “serious human rights implications” of Serco's lock-change policy. The private accommodation provider began its mass eviction policy of up to 300 people in Glasgo

The right to food should be enshrined in law in Scotland to protect people from rising food insecurity and the impacts of Brexit, according to a new report by the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). The report, submitted to the Scottish government, also calls on public authorities to

Police Scotland has abandoned plans to roll out controversial 'cyber kiosks' which would allow them to harvest data from mobile phones. Concerns were previously raised over their use in Edinburgh and Stirling, where they were tested without any human rights assessment.