Together with other organisations across Scotland, we wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice regarding the progress of reconsideration of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill. We think…
Alongside other organisations across UK, we have signed a joint statement addressed to local authorities as this Act will impact them – in terms of local cohesion, local services, support for people…
JustCitizens submitted their views on the consultation in full in their joint submission with other lived experience groups of migrants in Scotland, with thanks to the Scottish Human Rights…
We submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland. Our submitted response is accessible here. …
We submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland. Our submitted consultation is accessible here….
Alongside other organisations including Amnesty, End Violence Against Women Coalition, Refugee Council and Women For Refugee Women, we have written to UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, asking him to…
JustRight Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government’s consultation proposals for a Human Rights Bill published on 15th June as an important step towards realising #AllOurRights in Scotland. By …
A blog series By Barbara Bolton, Legal Director and Partner Devolved competence All Scottish Parliament (“SP”) legislation must be within competence, as set by the Scotland Act, which reserves …
A blog series By Barbara Bolton, Legal Director and Partner We set out our own analysis below, explaining why in our view the SG and SP could incorporate a number of substantive rights from CRPD,…
A blog series By Barbara Bolton, Legal Director and Partner In addition to economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, the Taskforce recommended incorporation of: the Convention on the…
By incorporating economic, social, cultural and environmental rights directly into Scots law, this Bill will protect a range of rights including the rights to food, housing, social security, health and…
Our Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has submitted a response to the consultation on Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill….
Going to Court The Consultation does not have a lot to say on judicial remedies, focusing instead on administrative routes to remedy. While it is very important that people have free, highly accessible…
What is the right to an effective remedy? The right to an effective remedy for breaches of human rights is a general principle of international human rights law and is expressly set out in most international…
Introduction – A Scottish Human Rights Bill By the end of June 2024, the Scottish Government (SG) will introduce a Bill to the Scottish Parliament (SP) that will bring a number of international human …
Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: an opportunity to strengthen human rights and access to justice in Scotland A blog series by Barbara Bolton, Legal Director and Partner Introduction As the Scottish…
JustRight Scotland has submitted a response to the Stage 1 call for views on the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill….
Together with JCWI, Women for Refugee Women, Scottish Refugee Council, After Exploitation, City of Sanctuary UK , RAMFEL (Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London), Migrants’ Rights Network, and…
Alongside a coalition of 290 organisations representing the human rights, migrants’ rights, refugee and asylum, anti-trafficking, children’s, violence against women and girls, LGBTQI+, disability rights,…
Together with Scottish Refugee Council, Human Rights Consortium Scotland and Amnesty Scotland, we wrote to Alison Johnstone – Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament, asking for an explanation re the…
Together with over 60 organisations working across the UK, we signed this joint briefing to urge Parliamentarians to support the cross-party Lords Amendment on compliance with international obligations…
by Sabrina Galella Together with the Scottish Refugee Council (SRC) and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS), we commissioned a legal opinion from Kay Springham KC, to…
JustRight Scotland has submitted a response as part of the Call for Evidence commissioned by Public Health Scotland which aims to develop insights and recommendations to inform violence against women …
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…
Together with other organisations, we have signed a joint letter asking public authorities in Scotland to take steps to implement international human rights and we highlighted the importance of the…
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