Our Rights Stories – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome to our first JustRight Scotland Podcast called Our Rights Stories. This is a wee trailer for you! Stay tuned! 

This is the first episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team. This episode looks at the [Illegal] Migration bill as it's being discussed in the House of Lords at the committee stage today, with our guest speakers Andy Sirel, Legal Director at JustRight Scotland and Graham O’Neill, Policy Manager at the Scottish Refugee Council. We are focusing on this topic as part of our Scottish campaign which aims to stop the #RefugeeBanBill and get other organisations involved in this call to reject the Bill and focus instead on how we can build a better future for welcoming refugees in Scotland.

For more information, check out our website: https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/2023/03/scotland-rejects-the-refugee-ban-bill/

This is part 2 of our Scottish Just Law Centre episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team.     In this episode, we continue to talk with Barbara Bolton, Maisie Willson and Ronan Duff about the role of the Scottish Just Law Centre, the work the Centre is doing to support our communities across Scotland and why access to justice is so fundamental for people in Scotland.     We are focusing on this topic as part of our Scottish Just Law Centre (SJLC) long-term project regarding Access To Justice which aims to provide up-to-date and useful information for organisations and community groups across the country, allowing more people to learn more about their rights and how they access legal aid to make a claim. 

For more information, check out our new and accessible webpage containing some video content about legal aid, our SJLC and the Equality Act: Access to Justice - JustRight Scotland  

Download our factsheets here: https://www.justrightscotland.org.uk/learn-more/legal-factsheets/   Our audible version is also available here:  Access to Justice - JustRight Scotland 

Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: an opportunity to strengthen human rights and access to justice 

This is the first episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast season 2 - created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team.  

This episode looks at the proposal of a Human Rights Bill for Scotland - as it's being consulted on - with our guest speaker Barbara Bolton, Legal Director & Partner at JustRight Scotland.  

We are focusing on this topic as part of our national campaign, which aims to raise awareness about #AllOurRights in Scotland and why access to justice must be a fundamental aspect of this new Bill. We also provide other organisations involved in this consultation process with information and detailed analysis about the proposals and on how this represents an opportunity to build a better future for all in Scotland, together.  

Useful resources   

Our blog series by Barbara Bolton, Legal Director and Partner: Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: an opportunity to strengthen human rights and access to justice in Scotland (justrightscotland.org.uk) 

Our statement: JustRight Scotland: Our statement on the Scottish Human Rights Bill Consultation

Our legal analysis: The Journal: Vol-68 Issue-09 - September 2023 | Law Society of Scotland (lawscot.org.uk) 

Our CEO’s comment piece: You can't have a right without a remedy  - TFN 

This is part 2 of our Scotland’s Human Rights Bill episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team.     This episode continues to look at the Scottish Government’s consultation proposals for a Human Rights Bill published on 15th June which will close on 5 October 2023.  We are focusing on this topic as part of our Scottish campaign which aims to call for the right to an effective remedy – one that is accessible, affordable, timely and effective – to be included in the Bill as a substantive right, with a duty to comply.  

That was omitted from the Consultation proposals.     Inclusion of this right in the framework Human Rights Bill will ensure it is part of national law and can be used to drive positive change, in the same way as the other substantive rights.    

For more information, check out our website: Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: the right to an effective remedy is essential to the new framework - JustRight Scotland  

This is part 3 of our Scotland’s Human Rights Bill series of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team.      In this episode, we keep talking about the current consultation, what are some of the gaps, how this impacts policy and what human rights incorporation means for people in Scotland and our justice system. We analyse the accessibility level of this consultation, how our JustCitizens members have reacted to these proposals and what's missing.  

We also focus on some next steps which can follow this consultation process, and talk about our hopes for the future, including why the right to an effective remedy has to be included in this Bill framework.  

For more information, check out our website here: Scotland’s Human Rights Bill: the right to an effective remedy is essential to the new framework - JustRight Scotland  

Read our response to the consultation here: 23.10.09-updated-A-Human-Rights-Bill-for-Scotland-JRS-Response-.pdf (justrightscotland.org.uk)

Every year the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) welcomes students from the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic as interns.   All of them work alongside our legal team, they improve their knowledge of the wider organisation by taking part in weekly meetings, events and activities and they gain new experience into the legal sector.   

Maya joined the SWRC on a placement over the summer and she is still a volunteer at our Scottish Women’s Rights Centre.   In this episode, we talk about her experience as intern first and as a volunteer after, her hopes and dreams for the future and the impact this opportunity is having on her studies and careers.  

Our Scottish Women's Rights Centre is a unique collaborative project between us, Rape Crisis Scotland and University of Strathclyde Law Clinic.  

They provide free legal information, advice, representation and advocacy support to self-identifying women in Scotland affected by violence and abuse. 

The SWRC’s services include legal and advocacy helplines, legal advice surgeries, advocacy support and legal representation. The team also produces accessible information regarding women’s rights and guides on women’s rights.    

You can read their latest blog about voyeurism and upskirting here: Voyeurism and upskirting: what are they and what are your rights? | News/Blog | Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (scottishwomensrightscentre.org.uk)  

Download their guidance here: Legal guide cover template.docx (scottishwomensrightscentre.org.uk) 

Read Maya’s blog post is available here: Insight series – Part 4: a JustRight Intern - JustRight Scotland 

To find out more about our SWRC and their latest vacancies, please visit their website: Vacancies | Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (scottishwomensrightscentre.org.uk)    

This episode features our Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre (SATEC) which is the only specialist legal project in Scotland that provides direct legal advice and representation to child and adult survivors of trafficking and exploitation in Scotland regardless of nationality, gender, type of exploitation and geographical location. 

We talk with the team about their work, their current projects, their holistic and trauma-informed approach to help and support survivors of trafficking and exploitation.     We hear more about their casework and their hopes for the future – you can find out more about it on our next episode so don’t miss it!  

   Listen now to learn about the incredible work that Eeman and Antonia are doing in Scotland, why their services are so important and how they have a life-changing impact on each client they work with.  

Stay tuned for Part 2 - coming soon!   

Useful links: 

Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre - JustRight Scotland  

Legal Factsheets - JustRight Scotland

In this latest episode - created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team, we are focusing on digital learning, how to set up personalised training and how transformative and impactful learning can be.  

We talk with Laura and Ricarda about the role of our social enterprise JRS Knowhow, the work the team is doing to improve people's understanding of rights and equalities across Scotland and to help organisations better understand what this approach means for their day-to-day job, and why it is so important across sectors and communities in Scotland.   

Our digital consultancy specialises in learning and social justice and the team has recently launched their online Craftivism Origami Box which you can check out here: https://jrsknowhow.org/shop/ 

Want to learn more about their other innovative projects? Click the below links: 

• JRS Knowhow website: https://jrsknowhow.org/ 
• Digital identity toolkit: https://www.accessnow.org/guide/digital-id-toolkit/ 
• Free email course ‘Equalities and human rights in the digital space’ developed together with THRE: https://mailchi.mp/jrsknowhow/equalities-and-human-rights-for-digital 
• eLearning course on sexual harassment: http://eepurl.com/iB897o 

Today we talk with Maria McCloskey, PILS Director, and Emma Cassidy, Senior Engagement Lead at PILS about what PILS is and what the team does, how the staff members take on new projects and develop them to help and support communities across Northern Ireland, how important strategic cases are as they impact not just one person but a number of people in our society and how the UK Government’s hostile environment policies are negatively affecting people and above all, children, in Northern Ireland.  

    The team also speaks about their latest projects including their recent podcast To Be Fair NI (shout out to this amazing new series!) and their upcoming toolkit for public interest litigation.  

To learn more about their recent cases, find out more about their next steps and listen to the PILS podcast, visit their website: 

PILS Project - Public Interest Litigation Support Northern Ireland (pilsni.org)