JustRight Scotland has been campaigning non-stop to protect the Human Rights Act since the announcement of so called ‘Bill of Rights.’
We publicly explained why we believe that the Human Rights Act Reform is “unnecessary, regressive and divisive”, we submitted our response to the UK Government consultation and we acted on several fronts by submitting a joint response with other organisations across Scotland and UK.
Together with Amnesty, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner, we have written to the Scottish Parliament asking them to hold a formal Inquiry on the impact of the UK Government’s Bill of Rights on devolution and people’s rights in the context of devolution. You can read our letter by clicking here.
At JustRight Scotland, we believe that the Human Rights Act safeguards the rights of every single person in the United Kingdom, including in Scotland. Our Chief Executive Officer Emma Hutton published a comment piece on the Herald to explain why Scotland must act to protect Human Rights across our country.
What we are doing
- We asked civil society organisations from across Scotland to sign this joint statement produced in partnership with Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Amnesty International, Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), Making Rights Real, Human Rights Consortium Scotland, Church of Scotland and Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities. This statement was signed by over 150 organisations.
- Alongside over 120 organisations, we have signed a joint briefing – led by Liberty, calling on MPs to vote against the Rights Removal Bill.
- We have launched our campaign “Our Stories, Our Rights” to protect the Human Rights Act, looking for people across Scotland to share stories of how the Human Rights Act protect #AllOurRights.
