JustRight Scotland is working in partnership with JustCitizens to produce a new podcast series to highlight the value of human rights in Scotland and to share our vision of a fairer and more equal Scotland.
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80 years strong: Satwat on voices of single parent resilience, cost of living and a just transition
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Today’s episode is our insightful conversation with Satwat Rehman, CEO of One Parent Families Scotland (OPFS), a leading charity working with single-parent families in Scotland. While speaking with Satwat, we learned more about: Their latest research, including the "Living without a Lifeline" report which highlights key issues single parents are fa…
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Justice in Action: Jean Demars on PILC's Grassroots Legal Movement Pt. 2
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This is part 2 of our conversation with Jean Demars, Director of the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC). This episode features the kind of services the team is delivering with a focus on their current projects and campaigns, and their approach when taking part in public inquiries including Undercover Policing Inquiry. Jean is also focusing on their …
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Justice in Action: Jean Demars on PILC's Grassroots Legal Movement Pt. 1
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Today, we talk with Jean Demars, Director of the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC), about: What PILC is and what the team does. How they collaborate with community groups and social movements to drive systemic legal change. Why it is crucial to establish trust-based relationships when working with the most marginalized communities in the UK. To lea…
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Kairos Women+ Pt.2 with Katy Wilson-Scott and Abril Flores Rojo
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Today’s episode is a part two of our special conversation with Kairos Women+, a community-led women’s space for all women and non-binary people across Renfrewshire and beyond. While speaking with Katy Wilson-Scott, senior coordinator, and Abril Flores Rojo, project worker, about their incredible projects, we found out more about: Kairos Museum and …
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Kairos Women+ Pt.1 with Katy Wilson-Scott and Abril Flores Rojo
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Today’s episode is a part one of a special conversation with Kairos Women+, a community-led women’s space for all women and non-binary people across Renfrewshire and beyond. We talk about their collaborative, intersectional and innovative participatory approach. What does it mean? We speak with Katy Wilson-Scott, senior coordinator, and Abril Flore…
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Celebrating Human Rights Day – special episode
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Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a set of universal, indivisible and inalienable rights, recognizing the equal dignity and worth of every person. Listen to our special episode to learn more and download our resources below: Par…
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Violence against women CAN and MUST be prevented through investments and resources – part 2
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As part of our #16 Days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based Violence, we continue our conversation with staff members from the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC), Nicola Mooney, Advocacy Worker, and Constance Trepanier, Legal Caseworker. In this episode we highlight which kinds of resources the SWRC has produced and produces to support sur…
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Violence against women CAN and MUST be prevented through investments and resources
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What are the root causes of gender-based violence? And what’s the difference between economic and financial abuse? Today’s episode is a special one, because we talked about the calls to action of the #16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and how organisations, institutions and individuals play a key role in ending violence against wome…
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This episode features our trainee solicitor Eilidh, who speaks about her experience as a trainee at JustRight Scotland through the Justice First Fellowship scheme delivered by The Legal Education Foundation. Eilidh has been working across all our legal centres learning more about legal processes and procedures, court cases and legal surgeries. She …
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Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre Pt.2 Ft. Anushya
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This is part 2 of our Scottish Anti-Trafficking & Exploitation Centre (SATEC) episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team. This episode features the kind of services the team is delivering with a focus on their current projects and their holistic and trauma-informed approach. To learn about the ama…
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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 peopl…
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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…
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Scottish Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Centre Pt.1 Ft. Antonia and Eeman
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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 t…
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Scottish Woman’s Rights Centre Volunteer and Intern
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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 th…
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Scottish Human Rights Bill Pt.3 Ft. Sabrina Galella & Barbara Bolton
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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.…
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Scottish Human Rights Bill Pt. 2 Ft.Barbara Bolton
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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…
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Scotland’s Human Rights Bill Pt.1 Ft. Barbara Bolton
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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 Barbar…
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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…
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This episode features our Scottish Just Law Centre (SJLC) which aims to reduce discrimination and disadvantage in Scotland by helping people use equalities and human rights law as an effective tool for social change. We talk with the team about their work, their recent case on access to higher education for migrant students in Scotland, about the c…
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This episode features our CEO Emma Hutton, talking about her experience as a first time CEO and the first CEO of JustRight Scotland. By highlighting the highs and lows of her first journey as CEO, Emma reflects on the work the team at JustRight Scotland is doing and what we are focusing on to build a fairer and more equal Scotland for all. From our…
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SRMC: How We Help & Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Scotland with Francesca Sella
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Today we talk with our Associate Solicitor Francesca Sella who works in our Scottish Refugee & Migrant Centre about what the centre does, how the team helps and supports asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, how important the initial stage of age assessment of unaccompanied children seeking sanctuary is and how the [Illegal] Migration Bill will …
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SWRC Pro-Bono Network & Intership Program
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This episode features our Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC), a unique collaborative project between Rape Crisis Scotland, JustRight Scotland and the University of Strathclyde Law Clinic which provides free legal information, advice, representation and advocacy support to self-identifying women in Scotland affected by violence and abuse. We talk…
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In this episode we talk about the impact of #OurGradesNotVisas campaign – together with Maryhill Integration Network and JustCitizens, and our landmark legal case which brought to a policy change in Scotland by extending the right to access education for migrant students for over two years. What happened? What was changed? We speak about our succes…
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This is part 2 of our JustCitizens episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team. In this episode we talk about the impact of the [Illegal] Migration bill on our communities, what our JustCitizens members are doing to help migrants and refugees despite the hostile UK Government’s immigration policies…
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This episode features our JustCitizens project, an independent migrant lived experience panel that advocate for a more fair and equal Scotland, with our special guests Mariam Tuma, Participation and Development Officer at JustRight Scotland and responsible for JustCitizens Project, and Eleni - one of our JustCitizens members. Tune in to hear about …
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This is part 2 of our Refugee Ban Bill episode of the Our Rights Stories podcast created and developed by the JustRight Scotland team. This episode continues to look at the [Illegal] Migration bill as it's being discussed in the House of Lords with our guest speakers Andy Sirel, Legal Director at JustRight Scotland and Graham O’Neill, Policy Manage…
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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 a…
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Welcome to our first JustRight Scotland Podcast called Our Rights Stories. This is a wee trailer for you! Stay tuned!By AdF
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