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Human rights
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world. Find out about your rights and our role in promoting and monitoring human rights.
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UN Disability Convention guide
New guide to help disabled people know what their rights are and how to use them.
Our Human Rights Inquiry
Our inquiry into public attitudes to the Human Rights Act and how public authorities use the Act.
Dignity Drive: A simple guide to the Human Rights Act
Dignity Drive is an interactive resource for exploring human rights, produced by the Commission in Wales. Take a virtual walk down Dignity Drive, meet the residents and find out how human rights affect their everyday lives.
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What are human rights?
Information about the basic rights and freedoms that belong to everyone and the Human Rights Act
Using your human rights
If your human rights have been breached, assess your possible options – both in and out of court.
Human rights strategy
This three year strategy sets out how we will use our powers to carry out our human rights duties.
International framework
Our work in relation to the Council of Europe, the EU, the UN, including monitoring UN treaties, and other NHRIs.
Policy and research
Information about human rights projects and policy issues and our human rights research.
Current issues and updates
Issues in which the Commission has a keen interest and legal cases where we have intervened.
Human rights debate
The major political parties' positions on the future of the HRA and proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
Human Trafficking Inquiry
This Inquiry will explore the nature, extent, causes, policy and practices relating to human trafficking in Scotland.