Not long until the @scotgov #ScotBudget. We want to see progress on the #ScotlandDemandsBetter priorities - better jobs, better investment, better social security. www.scotland-demands-better.com/demands

📢Last week, the Scottish Parliament debated civil legal aid, following the #EHRJC Committee’s inquiry. ⚖️Gaps across #Scotland, legal aid deserts, and admin problems show the system isn’t working - urgent reform is needed. 🔗Watch what we said & read our submission: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

So thankful to our partners, allies & friends for everything we’ve built together this year 🧡 We couldn’t do this work without you 🤝 ⏸️ Closed from Tues Dec 24 📅 Reopening Mon Jan 5 at 9am 🌱 Looking forward to growing together in 2026

In the light of #UKGovernment’s attack on #RefugeeRights, this month's we hear from @justrightscotland.org.uk @positiveactionh.bsky.social @welcomingedinburgh.bsky.social and others about the new burdens on those seeking safety and voluntary groups who support them. Read it here: buff.ly/eBDJ1k5

⚖️ Human rights matter, especially now. ✊ This #HumanRightsDay, we join 180+ organisations calling for leadership that defends our rights. 🔗https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HRD-2025-Letter-Text-Signatory-1.pdf #HRD25 #HumanRights

💻 Scrolling past abuse is choosing a side. Women journalists, politicians, and activists get death threats daily. 🤐 Silence isn’t civility - it’s complicity. 🗣️ There’s #NoExcuse to stay quiet. ➡️ Join us to #ACTToEndViolence: www.unwomen.org/en/get-invol... #16Days @unwomen.bsky.social

Just a few more days until the Welcome Weekend!🎄 This weekend, when you put up your xmas decorations, join thousands of others to proudly display your solidarity with refugees too. Download, print & display your free poster now (and tag us in your pics!) actionnetwork.org/forms/print-...

Our colleagues Dr Aila Spathopoulou and Dr Maggie Grant are speaking at this excellent event on migration, borders, and human rights. @justrightscotland.org.uk and UN #migration & #humanrights expert Sara Ferro Ribeiro are speakers. Click through for free tickets 👇 www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

Digital abuse affects women and girls in many ways 🧵

📢 Nearly half of the world’s women and girls - 1.8 billion - have no legal protection from digital violence. ⚠️ This is unacceptable. This year’s #16Days campaign calls for #NoExcuse for online abuse. 🔗 www.unwomen.org/en/get-invol...

📣 We, at JustRight Scotland, are deeply concerned about the UK Government’s proposed reforms, which prioritise punitive measures over protection and fair process. ⚖️ We call on the government to focus on safe and legal routes. 🔗 www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2025/11/our-...

Britain’s asylum system is broken - uncaring, chaotic & costly. But it doesn’t have to be this way. On the day the Government announces plans to erode asylum rights, new research by us & @pcsunion.bsky.social by @lsepress.bsky.social shows a fairer system could help refugees & boost the economy 🧵

As we reflect on #ProBonoWeek, we’re spotlighting our partnership with Dentons and KIND UK - and Senior Associate Florinda Soldani’s reflections: “Pro bono work is about access to justice… The KIND project bridges that gap.” 🔗 www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2025/11/usin... #WeDoProBono

🏠 No one should be forced onto the streets after finding safety in the UK. We can – and must – change that. It’s time for compassion, not crisis. We’ve signed an open letter calling for change. 👉 Read here: assets.ctfassets.net/6sqqfrl11sfj... #RightToHome

It’s #ProBonoWeek! 🎉 We’re kicking things off by spotlighting our work with @KINDUK and Norton Rose Fulbright — supporting vulnerable children and young people in the UK with vital immigration + nationality legal advice. ⚖️ Read more: www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2025/11/pro-... #WeDoProBono

Change for the better happens when we stand together ✊ Our CEO Emma Hutton led us in Edinburgh on Sat, Oct 25, marching with @povertyalliance.org for a fairer #Scotland 🧡 This is just the start - hope, solidarity, and a better Scotland for all. #ScotlandDemandsBetter #EndPoverty #StandTogether

🕵🏽 Looking for a legal traineeship in the UK? Want to ✨make a real difference✨ by using #law to challenge injustice and #inequality? Read Rosa Grenfell's blog on her #JusticeFirstFellowship at @justrightscotland.org.uk and apply for LEF 2026 opportunities here 👉🏽 lef.org.uk/justice-firs...

Advice changes lives. Advisers make it happen. This #AdviceWeek, we’re joining @adviceuk.bsky.social to celebrate their impact - and to call for the support they deserve. #AdviceSaves #AdviceWorks

TFN is @scvo.scot's magazine for the #VoluntarySector This month Graham Martin takes a deep dive into sector responses to the rise of the far-right with: @scvo.scot @justrightscotland.org.uk @talatyaqoob.bsky.social And many more Available for all to read and share here: buff.ly/5ZSAqnY

🤔 The far-right is rising - what is to be done? The latest issue of @thirdforcenews.bsky.social explores this urgent question, with voices from organisations, including @scotrefugeecouncil.bsky.social and @scvo.scot 🧵

⚖️ In a landmark admission, the Scottish Prison Service has admitted breaching human rights law by causing Allan Marshall’s death through unlawful restraint at HMP Edinburgh in 2015. 🔗 www.justrightscotland.org.uk/learn-more/p...

📣 We support this joint statement by 150+ lawyers and refugee organisations highlighting the rise of hostility towards those helping migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 🗣️ We call for an end to media narratives that stoke division.

We've updated the route and timings information for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march and rally! www.scotland-demands-better.com/march-and-ra...

📣 A call to #Aberdeen citizens! Change happens when we stand together to demand it! 📆 Tue 23 Sep, 7pm 📌 maps.app.goo.gl/SWqKTA5msQ9L... With speakers from the Station House Media Unit, the Church of Scotland, Tillydrone Community Flat, and Aberdeen TUC. www.povertyalliance.org/event/aberde...

📢 Over 120 charities have come together to back two vital amendments to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, being debated today in the House of Lords. 🗞️ Read more: bit.ly/3Vj5lVp

"There was a clear issue of fairness and human rights at stake." ⚖️ That’s how our Legal Director & Partner, Andy Sirel, describes a landmark change in Scotland’s tuition rules. 🤔 Curious? Listen to Andy on @lawmanity.com: lawmanity.com/podcast/ #podcast #AccessToEducation #HumanRights

📣 Our member @officialsyp.bsky.social launched their brand-new manifesto: Dear Scotland’s Future. This document gathers the views of almost 5,000 young people and presents an agenda for the changes they want to see at both local and national levels. ➡️ syp.org.uk/manifesto/

🕐 It’s been a week since the Home Secretary shut down #FamilyReunion - a route once praised as safe and legal for refugees desperate to be with loved ones: bit.ly/3UW6Dp6 #RefugeeRights #AccessToJustice #HumanRights

Angry about the state of things? Change happens when we come together to demand it! Come along to hear how we can get #Edinburgh citizens mobilised for the #ScotlandDemandsBetter march on #25Oct. 🙏 Please share with your networks.

Join #ScotlandDemandsBetter activists and organisations from across the country, sharing what's been working to get people mobilised to take part in the march for all of us. Lots of help and advice! 1pm us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 7pm us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We are increasingly alarmed at the way women’s rights and safety are being weaponised to demonise minorities across the UK. This kind of distortion of the facts only causes harm to individuals and communities and does nothing to end violence against women and girls.

📢 92% of refugee family reunion visas go to women & children. ❌ Today, that safe route has been suspended. ⚖️ Children from Afghanistan, Sudan & Gaza will remain separated from parents & siblings. 🛑 Closing safe routes will push more people into harm. 🔗 Read our full statement: bit.ly/3UW6Dp6

We’re representing a family fighting for their home and way of life. ⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice. 📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life. 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Standing in solidarity in the face of far right hate It's easy to feel powerless in the face of hate, says Emma Hutton of JustRight Scotland, but we must stand firm buff.ly/l54hCe6 @justrightscotland.org.uk

✊ We have joined over 200 organisations in standing in solidarity with those affected by the recent anti-refugee protests - many of whom have already fled unimaginable horrors in search of safety. 🔗 Read more: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... #TogetherWithRefugees @refugeestogether.bsky.social

This summer, we're showing what welcome looks like 🧡 We're proud to join the @refugeestogether.bsky.social #WelcomeWeekend (7–10 Aug) – a nationwide show of solidarity with refugees. Together, we’re showing what our communities really stand for.

🚨Together's Blog Series: The #UNCRCScotland in Practice 🎉that's a wrap for @justrightscotland.org.uk blog highlighting the principle "accountability" 🚨Stay tuned throughout August/Sept for other blogs to be announced 🤔Which org & principle will be next ➡️ togetherscotland.blog/2025/08/04/j...

This vital case could transform legal understandings of the responsibilities of Scotland's public authorities to protect the cultural rights of children.

🚨Together's Blog Series: The #UNCRCScotland in Practice "...development of a consistent approach to the use of international sources as well as for the articulation of specific content of UNCRC rights in a Scottish context.”- @justrightscotland.org.uk ➡️ buff.ly/6MZnvSd

📢 Read our new blog via @together-sacr.bsky.social, exploring how Scotland’s new UNCRC Act is being used in practice - in what may be the first civil case to test the law in court. 🧵 Here’s why it matters: #UNCRCScotland

@justrightscotland.org.uk are looking to appoint up to four new people to join their Board of Trustees. Find out more at tinyurl.com/49cxadcc #Trustees #Chair #Law

Yesterday was #WorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons - a timely moment to reflect on how we support survivors of exploitation and ensure justice is accessible to all. Today, we’re sharing news of a legal breakthrough for survivors of trafficking in #Scotland. 🧵

🚨We have published a NEW REPORT sharing the experiences of children from our All4One youth group who were wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office. These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.

📣 We're hiring – and the deadline has been extended to 14 July! Join us as a Part-Time Solicitor (10-month maternity cover) supporting women survivors of gender-based violence. 🕐 7–14 hrs/week 💷 £35k–£38k FTE 📍 Remote & hybrid options 🎓 Flexitime, development & more Apply now: bit.ly/JRSJoinUS

We are looking for new Trustees! 🗓️ Apply by 31 August 2025 📍 Interviews: 6 October in Glasgow or online 📧 Email: [email protected] ➡️ bit.ly/JRSJoinUS Not sure yet? Join our informal drop-in on 23 July, 5:30–6:30pm to learn more about the role. Email us for the Zoom link!

We're looking for a Solicitor to join the Scottish Women's Rights Centre on a 10-month maternity cover contract. 🕐 Part-time: 7–14 hours/week 📍 Based in Glasgow | Hybrid & remote options 💷 Salary: £35,211 – £38,945 FTE 🏝 38.5 days annual leave (FTE) ⏱ Flexitime ➡️ Apply now: bit.ly/JRSJoinUS

📣 We're hiring: Part-Time Solicitor (10-month mat cover) to support women survivors of gender-based violence. 🕐 7–14 hrs/week 💷 £35k–£38k FTE 📍 Glasgow-based, Remote/hybrid options available 🎓 Flexi time, peer support, development & more Apply now: bit.ly/JRSJoinUS #Solicitor #Hiring

The Church of Scotland has followed the Scottish Government’s lead and offered a “heartfelt and genuine apology for these historic wrongs, highlighted in the report and carried out in the name of the Church.” Read more here! makingrightsreal.org.uk/church-of-sc...

Today, Scotland's First Minister issued a long-awaited apology to victims of the Tinker Experiments. You can watch the video of his apology on our website: makingrightsreal.org.uk/wp-content/u... makingrightsreal.org.uk/scotlands-fi...

“The Tinker Experiments should not have happened…on behalf of Scotland, we are sorry.” -- John Swinney, First Minister Read MRR's first reaction to the Scottish Government's statement and apology today: makingrightsreal.org.uk/scotlands-fi...