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Group of people protesting in a street in Scotland, while the overlay text reads 'Unlock Human Rights in Scotland'

Our Edinburgh office was established in 1992. In the years since, our Scotland team has campaigned on a range of domestic and international human rights issues.

Our current work in Scotland covers a variety of areas, including pushing for a new Scottish Human Rights Bill, for stronger everyday rights in areas like housing and social security, and for the Scottish Government and other public bodies to put human rights at the heart of everything they do.

We believe in a Scotland where everyone can discover the power of their rights.

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Take action: our latest template letters for activists in Scotland

An up-to-date list of template letters our supporters and activists can use to hold the Scottish government to account - handpicked by Amnesty International Scotland to amplify our latest human rights campaigns.
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About Us

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We're the hub for human rights discussion, campaigns and political advocacy in Scotland.

If you're looking to get in touch with us, you're in the right place.
Our Rights at Home

Briefing: Pathways to Global Human Rights - Towards a Stronger Human Rights Culture in Scotland (10 December 2024)

Our parliamentary briefing for Human Rights Day 2024, urging Scottish ministers and MSPs to take action on the Human Rights Bill, Prevent and Scottish Enterprise
Gaza Crisis

Letter to the Deputy First Minister of Scotland on human rights due diligence at Scottish Enterprise (November 2024)

Our letter to the Scottish government urging it to review its human rights due diligence for arms companies funding through Scottish Enterprise
Press Release

Scotland: Scottish government must review due diligence on grants for arms companies

We call on the Scottish Government urgently to overhaul its human rights checks on arms companies in receipt of public funds from Scottish Enterprise
Freedom of Speech

Book Week Scotland 2024: Our favourite cosy human rights reads this winter

We share our picks for readers young and old with human rights and social justice at their heart - because a better society starts with you
Racial Justice

Prevent in Scotland: a joint letter to the Scottish government (November 2024)

Our joint letter urging the Scottish government to review its implementation of the Prevent duty and limit its damaging impact on human rights in Scotland
Press Release

Scotland: Failure to deliver Scottish Human Rights Bill is ‘unjustifiable’, say Amnesty International

We condemn the Scottish Government for not committing to deliver the long-awaited Scottish Human Rights Bill in its 2024-25 Programme for Government
Press Release

Scotland: Letter to First Minister raises questions over Israel meeting

The Scottish Government must confirm that it has no intention of strengthening its ties with Israel
Global Scotland

Briefing: Scotland's Place in the World (March 2024)

Our Scottish parliamentary briefing on how the Scottish Government can adopt a human rights-focused approach to international relations and global affairs
Racial Justice

Briefing: The Prevent Duty and its Chilling Effect on Human Rights, Scotland (March 2024)

Our Scottish parliamentary briefing urging the Scottish Government to mitigate the impacts of the UK's damaging Prevent scheme on human rights in Scotland
Gaza Crisis

Briefing: Call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Scotland (February 2024)

Our Scottish parliamentary briefing calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel and the OPT
Human Rights Bill

Briefing: 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Scotland (10 December 2023)

Our joint Scottish parliamentary briefing urging support of the Scottish Human Rights Bill on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Children's Rights

Briefing: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, Reconsideration Stage Proceedings (December 2023)

Our parliamentary briefing on incorporating the UNCRC into Scots law (reconsideration stage proceedings)
Abortion Rights

Briefing: Abortion Rights Submission to the Health and Sport Committee, Scotland (December 2023)

Our response to the 2023 Scottish Consultation on the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Police

Briefing: Policing Submission to the Criminal Justice Committee, Scotland (December 2023)

Our response to the Scottish Criminal Justice Committee's 2023 call for written evidence on the Police (Scotland) Bill
Human Rights Bill

Briefing: A Human Rights Bill for Scotland (October 2023)

An executive summary of AIUK's response to the Scottish Government's 2023 Consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland
Election Briefing

Briefing: Our Human Rights Manifesto in Scotland (June 2024)

An analysis of AIUK's human rights manifesto for the 2024 general election through a Scottish lens
Email Scotland's FM

First Minister: Scotland needs the Human Rights Bill

Join us in urging Scotland’s new First Minister to deliver the strongest possible protections for everyday rights through a new Human Rights Bill. Your action can make a difference.
Human Rights Bill

Joint letter to First Minister from 120 leading organisations

Our joint letter welcoming the new First Minister to the office and urging prompt action on the Scottish Human Rights Bill to address urgent challenges.