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UNHS on Palestine: Everyone, everywhere has the right to live in a just and peaceful society
By Catriona Spaven-Donn and Grace Broad UN House Scotland acts as a bridge between the United Nations Association and Scottish civil...

UN House Scotland
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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Human Rights team Roundtable Discussion on Humanitarian Approaches to Human Rights
On March 31st 2021, the Human Rights team at United Nations House Scotland (UNHS) hosted a roundtable on Humanitarian Approaches to Human...

UN House Scotland
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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The Humanitarian Approach to Nuclear Weapons Decision Making
Humanitarian perspectives have resulted in the prohibition of nuclear weapons: For many years, the discourse about nuclear weapons had...

UN House Scotland
Jan 28, 20212 min read
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Prioritizing economic benefits over human rights
By Elena Gastaldo (Photograph: Keith Tsuji/Getty Images) We see powerful countries, leaders and TNCs refusing to denounce the Republic of...

UN House Scotland
Nov 25, 20203 min read
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The Human Cost of UK Arms Export Policy is Evident in Yemen
By Jessica Craig Taken from https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/09/yemen-the-forgotten-war/ In July 2020, the UK government...

UN House Scotland
Aug 23, 20204 min read
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Human Rights and the Pandemic
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has published an infographic on the relevance of human rights recommendations in...

UN House Scotland
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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Yemen: Inside the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis
By Jessica Craig From The Eyes Journal: https://www.theeyesjournal.com/post/the-worst-humanitarian-crisis-in-the-world-the-political-and-...

UN House Scotland
Jul 7, 20205 min read
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Human Rights Day - 70th Anniversary of the UDR
Today is the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 10 December as...
UNHScotland
Dec 10, 20191 min read
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POP: Human Rights
In our latest Parliamentary One-Pager, Lottie and Luke explore Human Rights, their Scottish context, and the related implications of...
Lottie van Grieken and Luke Padfield
May 14, 20191 min read
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