We’re launching a new report on barriers affecting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland, highlighting systemic discrimination and how language shapes access. 10 Dec 2025 12:30–13:30 Zoom Book your place: www.hrcscotland.org/events/repor... #HumanRights #MigrantsRights #RefugeeRights

To mark International Human Rights Day, we’re partnering with the ALLIANCE for an online event exploring how to keep human rights at the centre of pre-election discussions ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections. 📅 10 Dec 2025 🕙 10:00–11:30 🎟️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 Check out our latest #StrasbourgBulletin article: 📰 The Council of Europe - Environmental Justice Thanks does to our Strasbourg correspondent, Jerome Joseph as always! www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/th...

📢 Have your say on BPD/EUPD mental health support in Edinburgh with CAPS Independent Advocacy and Much More Than A Label. 📝 Take part: People: lnkd.in/eM43GPaA Professionals: lnkd.in/eTBKQRmn #Advocacy #MentalHealth #Edinburgh #BPD #EUPD #LivedExperience

📢 The Scottish Government has released the Expert Group report calling for the decriminalisation of abortion and a modern, health-based framework. A key moment for reproductive rights in Scotland. 🔗 More info: letschangetheact.co.uk #LetsChangeTheAct

Joining the Let’s Change the Act Campaign We’ve joined the Let’s Change the Act campaign calling for the decriminalisation of abortion in Scotland and a modern, health-based legal framework to replace the 1967 Act. Learn more: letschangetheact.co.uk #LetsChangeTheAct #ReproductiveRights #Scotland

💡 Are you a disabled person who is considering standing as a political candidate? Perhaps you would simply like to explore how to become more politically active?

📰 Check out our latest article, courtesy of Lorne Berkley (SCLD), on the UK Govt's recent call for the Supreme Court to overturn the #CheshireWest ruling. Read the full article here: www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/ch... Plain text version also available @scldnews.bsky.social

📢 FoISA Reform Bill Update Join the Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland and Human Rights Consortium Scotland for an online update on the Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill. 📅 19 Nov, 1–2pm GMT 💻 Online | Free 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/1759810012...

📣 Don’t miss the free online event on 18 Nov: leading activists and legal experts weigh in on what’s next for #humanrights in #Scotland #Wales and #NI 🤔 Brought to you by @hrcscotland.bsky.social 🎟️ Register for tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/safeguardi...

Safeguarding Our Rights: The ECHR Across the UK’s Devolved Nations 🗓️ 18 Nov, 12:30–2pm GMT 💻 Online | Free Hear from leading human rights voices & explore how the ECHR protects rights across the UK. 🔗Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/safeguardi... #ECHR75 #HumanRights #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland

🌍 Tickets now available! Join us for Scotland’s Annual Human Rights Conference 2026 – Our Rights. Your Move. 📅 Tue 3 Feb 2026 | Strathclyde TIC, 99 George St, Glasgow 🎟 Book now: www.hrcscotland.org/events/hrcs-... #HumanRights #HRCSConference2026 #Scotland

🕊️ At Scotland’s Annual Human Rights Conference 2026, sponsorship isn’t a logo-on-a-slide exercise. It’s about showing your organisation’s support for protecting and promoting human rights – rights for us all

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The enforceable right to access information is a human right so it’s good news that Scotland’s independent regulator has reported a busy year ensuring rights and duties are respected, protected and fulfilled. @hrcscotland.bsky.social @thre-equal.bsky.social @scvo.scot @reidfoundation.bsky.social

🌍 Civil Society Working Group 2026–31 Manifesto for Scotland Launch. Scotland has a chance to reset the direction on human rights - towards equality, inclusion & dignity for all. Join us online Oct 30, 16:00–17:00 👉 Register: www.hrcscotland.org/events/civil... #HumanRights #Scotland #SocialJustice

Voices is a new programme supporting 20 people from marginalised communities in England & Scotland to shape the conversation on climate and nature. 🗓 Apply by 31 Oct 👉 thinknpc.org/everyones-environment-voices-recruitment #ClimateAction#EveryonesEnvironment #ClimateJustice #Inclusion #Scotland

🟣 New expert briefing just published! We commissioned Prof. Nicole Busby (Uni of Glasgow) to analyse the Scottish Government’s proposed Human Rights Bill. Her report offers timely insights and clear recommendations for civil society ahead of the 2026 elections. 🔗 www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/ne...

💡 Since 2016, Scotland has had an Accessible Travel Framework to improve transport for disabled people.

Standing together for a fairer Scotland! We’re joining the Scotland Demands Better march this Sat, 25 Oct, in Edinburgh as part of the Human Rights Collective with @BEMIS & others. Fair pay, public services, dignity - all are #HumanRights. 👉 www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

Challenge Poverty Week (6–12 October)! Join Poverty Alliance and hundreds of organisations across Scotland calling for a fairer, more just society. Lecture with Professor Ruth Patrick (9 Oct) Breakfast briefings all week – from fair work to climate justice. More info: www.povertyalliance.org/CPW

Join us for Guest Lecture 6 – Non-Discrimination: A Panel Discussion 📅 Wed 5 Nov | 🕐 1–2:30 PM | 💻 Online | Members Only Exploring equality and human rights in Scotland. 👉 Sign up now: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest... #HumanRights #Equality #Inclusion #HRCS #Scotland

🚨Registration open – Guest Lecture 5: Empowering Human Rights Defenders 📅 29 Oct | 🕐 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Zoom (Members only) 🔗 Register: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest... 💡 Not a member? www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/re... #HumanRights #HRCS #GuestLecture #Inclusion #SocialJustice

20 years of FoI in Scotland: millions empowered, big reforms on the table. Will Scotland lead the way on transparency? Read more & have your say! www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/ce... @cfoiscot.bsky.social

🚨 Reg now open: Guest Lecture 4 – Human Rights in Scotland 22 Oct | 1–2PM | Zoom Join Prof. Nicole Busby as she explores current priorities for human rights incorporation in Scotland. 🎟Book now: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest... 💡 Not a member? Renew/join: www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/re...

🚨 Registration open for Guest Lecture 3 📅 15 Oct | 🕐 13:00–14:00 | 📍 Zoom (Members only) 🌍 Topic: International Human Rights Frameworks 🎙️ Speaker: Eilidh Dickson, Scottish Human Rights Commission 🔗 Sign up: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest...

✊ We’ve published our latest Manifesto Briefing: 📘 Our Rights. Your Move. This document outlines bold, evidence-based calls for the realisation of human rights in Scotland. #OurRightsYourMove 👉 You can read the Manifesto Briefing and Executive Summary here: www.hrcscotland.org/res-manifest...

🚨 Registration now open for Guest Lecture 2 📅 8 Oct 2025 🕐 13:00–14:00 📍 Zoom | Members only Prof. Alan Miller reflects on Scotland’s human rights journey – from key institutions to the Human Rights Bill. 🔗 Register: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest... 💡 Renew: www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/re...

📢 Registration now open for Guest Lecture 1 in our members-only series! 🗓 1 Oct | 1–2PM | Zoom 🎤 With Charlie McMillan + Aidan Collins Celebrating 25 Years of the Human Rights Act & the Role of HRCS 🔗 Sign up here: www.hrcscotland.org/events/guest...

📢 Check out our latest #StrasbourgBulletin article courtesy of our man in Strasbourg, Jerome Joseph! 📰 Economic and Social Rights www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/th...

🚨 New Guest Lecture Series – Members Only! 🗓 Human Rights in Scotland – All You Need to Know Weds @ 1PM | 1 Oct – 5 Nov 2025 | Zoom HRCS hosts 6 webinars on Scotland’s human rights: past, present & future. 📍 Members-only – renew or join now 👉 www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/hr...

🔔 Renew Your HRCS Membership HRCS is now a Tier 2 SCIO - giving members more say, more influence, and full access to our members-only events. ✅ Vote at our AGM (3 Feb 2026) ✅ Join our webinar series starting in October 🔗 Please click here to renew: www.hrcscotland.org/involved-mem...

📢 Check out our latest newsletter! www.linkedin.com/pulse/hrcs-e... #ScotlandsHumanRightsPulse

Be there for a better Scotland! Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter scotland-demands-better.com @povertyalliance.org

Today the RRN and organisations promoting children's rights across Scotland are urging political parties to commit to protecting children from unregulated restraint and seclusion in schools. Read the full briefing: restraintreductionnetwork.org/wp-content/u...

A huge thank you to all of our members who joined our second manifesto briefing session this week 🙏 With both events now complete, we’re incredibly grateful for the thoughtful contributions, reflections, and insights shared from our network members.

'A deeply moving song cycle... beautifully performed...It uses multi-media in the retelling of David's story to great effect... Don't miss this incredible experience!' @edfringe.bsky.social review from Charlie McMillan @hrcscotland.bsky.social Dreams of Peace & Freedom at C alto at 13:55 daily 🎶

📢 Check out our latest #StrasbourgBulletin article courtesy of Jerome Joseph! 📰 The Court and the Convention System www.hrcscotland.org/news/news/th...

Yesterday we hosted an brilliant session on migrant rights, bringing together members of Scotland’s migrant community and @citzrights.bsky.social It is our shared ambition to develop an info booklet that will help migrants in Scotland understand their rights and access the support they need.

Thank you to the attendees at the Bill Brunch, ‘FOI Reform and Human Rights - joining the dots’ with @hrcscotland.bsky.social, for an engaging session! Sign up to next week’s Bill Brunch here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1481611071... #FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #humanrights #scotland #foi

@hrcscotland.bsky.social are recruiting for the new role of Business Development and Income Generation Lead to build on current strategy and develop a new, long-term one focussed on sustainability and growth! tinyurl.com/3xz93e5s £38,000 pro-rata, 21hpw Edinburgh/hybrid #BusinessDevelopment

📢 We are hiring! 💡 Business Development and Income Generation Lead ⌛ Part-time: 21 hrs/week (flexible hours) 💸 Salary: £38,000 p.a. (FTE) / £25,080 p.a. (21 hrs pw) 🏢 Hybrid: (Remote with ocassional meetings in our Edinburgh office) Deadline to apply: 22/8/2025

📰 We are delighted to launch The Strasbourg Bulletin, a new series of articles exploring the work of the Council of Europe, its relationship with the UK, and how it shapes the protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across Europe 🌍

📢 HRCS members - don’t forget to register! Join 1 of 2 Manifesto Briefing Webinars to help shape our 2025 Calls to Action. 📅 Choose: • 12 Aug • 19 Aug 🕒 14:00-15:30 BST Same content. 🔗 Register: www.hrcscotland.org/events/hrcs-... www.hrcscotland.org/events/hrcs-...

This year is the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. We are touring the country performing our song cycle Dreams of Peace & Freedom to commemorate this important  anniversary and celebrate its protections.  Discover more ⬇️ www.songsofthepeople.co.uk/time-present...

CFoIS would like to announce a series of briefings on the FoI Reform Bill, called ‘Bill Brunches’. Find out more about the first event with @hrcscotland.bsky.social below and book a ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1468786382... #FoISAReform25 #freedomofinformation #humanrights #event #foi

🗓️ Save the date: HRCS Annual Conference 2026 is happening on Tuesday, 3 February in Glasgow. More info coming soon - we hope to see you there. #HumanRightsScotland #HRCS2026

Our Rights. Your Move. We’re hosting two Manifesto Briefing Webinars in August for HRCS members to discuss the 60 Calls to Action shaping human rights work in Scotland. 📅 Choose one: • Tue 12 Aug 2025, 14:00-15:30 • Tue 19 Aug 2025, 14:00-15:30 Both cover the same content. HRCS members only.

Join @ALLIANCEScot in calling for a right to communication for all. Sign up to ensure equal rights for everyone - because communication is about more than just words: www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/more-than-wo... #MoreThanWords #CommunicationForAll

🟠 This #RefugeeWeek, we hosted our #MigrantRightsMatter workshop at Civic House in Glasgow; a powerful, people-centred space where migrant communities came together to explore what human rights mean in practice