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Report on Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland
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Published: Friday 20 Feb 2026 (EHRCJS062026R02)
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Introduction
Background: Scottish Human Rights Commission’s Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands
Overarching issues and interconnectedness
Financial pressures: The “rural premium”
Transport and access to services
Community-led solutions and the need for stable funding and effective consultation
Economic Rights
Right to work and fair treatment at work
Right to social security
Social Rights
Right to housing
Right to health
Access to justice
Conclusion
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Letter to the Minister for Equalities. (2025, December 17). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2025/human-rights-bill-for-scotland-17-december-2025.pdf
Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Official Report, 25 November 2025. (2025). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/EHRCJ-25-11-2025?meeting=16718
Letter from Poverty Alliance. (2026). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2026/human-rights-in-rural-scotland-9-january-2026.pdf
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Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, Official Report, 18 November, 2025. (2025). Retrieved from
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Letter from Minister for Equalities, 17 December 2025. (2025). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2025/human-rights-in-rural-scotland-17-december-2025.pdf
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Written submission from Councillor Geva Blackett. (2025). Retrieved from
https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/equalities-human-rights-and-civil-justice-committee/correspondence/2025/human-rights-in-rural-scotland-19-november-2025.pdf
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