Briefing: The Right to Food and COVID-19
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a briefing on The Right to Food in Scotland during COVID-19. The briefing explains how COVID-19 has affected the right to food, exacerbating already high levels of food insecurity in Scotland. Despite the large-scale mobilisation of communities and civil society to meet need, emergency community-based provision is not a rights based approach for the long-term.
Letter to Finance Secretary on fiscal transparency
Letter to Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Economy and Fair Work, Kate Forbes MSP in response to written questions by Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP and to highlight key recommendations on fiscal transparency.
Letter to Justice Secretary: prison conditions during COVID-19
The Commission has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice to highlight ongoing concerns about the current conditions in Scottish prisons during COVID-19.
Minutes of Commission Meeting - May 2020
Minutes of the Meeting of the Commission in May 2020
Paper to Independent Advisory Group Considering Police Scotland Use of Temporary Emergency Powers
Human Rights Guide to Examining New Police Powers in Response to COVID-19.