Claire Methven O’Brien is taking legal action against the Scottish Human Rights Commission

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rebax · 18/07/2026 13:21

From Today's Times
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Scotland’s human rights watchdog is being sued by one of its executives for discriminating against her “gender-critical” beliefs.
Claire Methven O’Brien, an internationally renowned civil liberties expert, is taking legal action against the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), of which O’Brien was appointed a member in 2022.

O’Brien will be represented by Margaret Gribbon, the same lawyer who represented the NHS nurse Sandie Peggie.

Scottish rights watchdog sued by its own executive over ‘gender beliefs’

Claire Methven O’Brien is taking legal action against the Scottish Human Rights Commission as she claims discrimination for her views on the Sandie Peggie case

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/scottish-rights-watchdog-sued-by-its-own-executive-over-gender-beliefs-ts8d0tgdk

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Abhannmor · 19/07/2026 21:53

TheywontletmehavethenameIwant · 19/07/2026 20:12

I find Voltaire a font of wisdom nowadays

"It is difficult to free fools from the chains the revere"

"Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason."

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I love his - alleged - last words. A priest had come to see him and asked if he would take the opportunity to reject Satan and all his works.
Voltaire ' Now Father , this is no time to be making new enemies!'

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