In a new report, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities found no significant progress to improve disabled people’s rights in the UK since 2016.

The Scottish & UK Governments must do more to protect disabled people’s rights to employment, independent living &…

Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy in Scotland Christina McKelvie joined the National Collaborative's Change Team meeting today to discuss the Draft Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use.

Huge congratulations to all the nominees! Scottish Care 2024 Care at Home and Housing Support Awards.

Welcome aboard, @AgeScotland! We've selected Scotland's charity for older people as the new charity partner for Scotland's Railway after they topped a poll of ScotRail and @NetworkRailScot staff.

What does the end of the #ButeHouse Agreement mean?

Today, Scottish Governmentfm confirmed that Scottish Government will now govern as a minority government.

More from Scottish Parliament Information Centre here: ow.ly/Jvor50Ro8kT

The April edition of our Human Rights E-Newsletter is out now! Subscribers, find all the latest human rights news, updates and events from all over Scotland in your inbox now!
Click here to subscribe and get next month's edition: buff.ly/3PaATap

We're recruiting a Policy & Public Affairs Officer to aid our influencing work with Scottish Parliament - if you have a passion for creating change and want to improve the lives of autistic people and families we want to hear from you! isw.changeworknow.co.uk/national_autis…

This shines a light on the reality of hunger for so many people in the UK on the same day the Govt boast of spending an extra £75 Billion on defence.

There’s enough food and enough to feed everyone if our govt chose to. To protect our dignity we need a #MinimumIncomeGuarantee

Why the housing crisis is also a public health emergency - Public Health Scotland. ⁦Public Health Scotland⁩ highlight the health impacts of living without a secure home as almost 1 in 20 people in Scotland are on waiting list for a social home publichealthscotland.scot/our-blog/2024/…

This has been a bit of a labour of love… but excited to publish this day-in-the-life podcast about Toronto’s Moss Park Consumption and Treatment Service next week.

'Why has the Scottish Government stopped all our funding this year?'

Earlier this week we heard from Scottish Men's Sheds Association (SMSA) as we scrutinised the Suicide Prevention Strategy ⬇

Thanks for this thread Peter, and for highlighting these issues for Deep End GP Scotland practices and the communities they serve. It is very much appreciated 🙏

Following the passing of the “Safety of Rwanda” Act by the UK, UN leaders have sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility sharing, human rights and refugee protection.

Full statement: unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

Sharing the key messages of Self Management and the role of leaders and decision makers internationally Grace Beaumont led us through a rich discussion #ICIC24

Congratulations Anne Hendry!

My piece for The Press and Journal newspaper:

Scottish politics books are predominantly written and edited by men. Scotland doesn't lack women capable of writing on politics and nation. This P&J Opinion piece speaks to why non-fiction publishing needs to diversify
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/644…

'I think a lot of our members have told us that it's never been so bad in terms of how the funding is.'

Rob Gowans from The ALLIANCE reflects on the challenges the third sector faces around supporting the Suicide Prevention Strategy ⬇

Scotland's third sector is stretched to the limit. The ALLIANCE is deeply concerned about the negative impact that economic policy and public financial decision-making has on people and the sector - see our statement alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/stre…

The March roundup for #TryAToolTuesday is here!

This March we shared four different free and trusted tools for health and wellbeing. Brothers in Arms NHSNearMe TheCancerApp

Check them out:
alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/news/trya…

Help Just Fair to shine a spotlight on the problem of growing hunger in the UK.
Civil society orgs are invited to sign an open letter by 29th April, calling on the UK Govt to arrange an official visit from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food: buff.ly/3QbQfid