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Update: announcement from the First Minister
10 Dec 2018 PDF (767KB) - Our Recommendations. 10 Dec 2018 PDF (2.3MB)
- Terms of Reference .Doc (34KB)
- Memorandum of Understanding .Doc (66KB)
- Reference Group Minutes October 2018
- Advisory Group Minutes September 2018 .doc (21kb)
- Reference Group Minutes June 2018 .Doc (70KB)
- Advisory Group Minutes May 2018 PDF (196KB)
- Advisory Group Minutes March 2018 .Doc (60KB)
- Reference Group Minutes March 2018 PDF (13KB)
- Advisory Group Minutes Jan 2018 .Doc (31KB)
About us
The First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership was set up by Scotland’s First Minister to make recommendations on how Scotland can continue to lead by example in the field of human rights. This includes economic, social, cultural and environmental rights. Operating independently from the Scottish Government, we published our report “Recommendations for a new human rights framework to improve people’s lives” on 10 December 2018.
“The Scottish Government is committed to standing up for human rights, particularly in the face of the risks created by Brexit and the UK Government’s proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act.”
– Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, Dec 2017.
A Reference Group of around 50 civil society organisations has supported the Advisory Group. We engaged with them throughout our work. Their input has played a key role in our final recommendations.
Who we are...
Members of the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership
Members of the Secretariat
Accessibility...
We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. To do this, we have worked to ensure this website meets W3C standards and the criteria set out by WCAG for accessibility.
We have produced these videos so that British Sign Language (BSL) users can find out more about the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership.
Consultation
Our recommendations have been informed by our consultations with a wide range of duty bearers (eg public authorities), civil society representatives and those with lived experience of human rights issues in Scotland.
Evidence from previous studies and participative processes has also played a key role.
