PRESS RELEASE: Scottish Government must show ‘real leadership’ to stop UK Government’s attack on human rights

Alongside Scottish Refugee Council and Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, we call on the Scottish Government and public bodies to use their powers and fulfil their human rights obligations to mitigate rights violations in the controversial [Illegal] Migration Bill.

 

For further information, please refer to:

– The Legal Opinion on the Legal Implications of the Illegal Migration Bill in Scotland instructed by JustRight Scotland, the Scottish Refugee Council and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland in June 2023. The legal opinion was funded by a contribution from the Strategic Legal Fund, managed by the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association.

– A summary of the Legal Opinion on the Legal Implications of the Illegal Migration Bill in Scotland.

– Our Case Studies: Impact of the Illegal Migration Bill in Scotland.

JustRight Scotland is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SC047818) which provides legal services through its limited liability partnership, JustRight Scotland LLP which trades as JustRight Scotland (SO305962). This firm has been authorised to act as solicitors by the Law Society of Scotland (Registered No 53703).

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