Category: Migrant & Refugee Rights

#RefugeeBanBill: COALITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DROP BANNER ON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

Today, to mark the importance of World Refugee Day, a coalition of human rights organisations planned to drop a 100m banner on Westminster Bridge during a peaceful demonstration calling for ‘compassion...

#RefugeeBanBill: we signed an open letter in support of an amendment to remove Albania from a list of ‘safe countries’

We have signed this letter alongside other organisations across UK asking Parliamentarians to consider the gravity of this issue, to reflect on the personal narratives and factual data provided, and to...

UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill: we signed a joint letter addressed to the Scottish Government

Together with other 44 organisation we wrote a letter addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, and to the Minister for Children and Young People & Keeping the Promise, calling ...

Maryhill Integration Network and JustRight Scotland shortlisted for national charity award

We have been shortlisted - together with Maryhill Integration Network, in the Community Action category for this year’s Scottish Charity Awards! In 2022, alongside Maryhill Integration Network (MIN) we...

House of Lords, Second Reading: our joint civil society solidarity statement on the #RefugeeBanBill

Together with a coalition of 176 civil society organisations representing the human rights, migrant, refugee, asylum, anti-slavery and trafficking, children’s, violence against women and girls, LGBTQI+,...

House of Lords, Second Reading: our joint briefing on the #RefugeeBanBill

Alongside a large coalition of organisations working across human rights, migrant justice, asylum, modern slavery, healthcare and many more civil society sectors in the UK, we have provided our contributions...

PRESS RELEASE: Experts call for political parties to pledge to better protect refugee victims of sexual and gender-based violence in 2024 manifestos

British political parties must promise to better protect victims of forced migration and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in their 2024 general election manifestos. A coalition of organisations...

#RightsRemovalBill: we signed a joint letter addressed to the Chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights

Alongside other organisations across the sector, we have signed a joint letter calling on the Joint Committee on Human Rights to highlight our concerns about the UK Government’s attempts to undermine ...

Seasonal Worker Visa: we signed a joint letter calling on the UK Government to take urgent action to address the risks of this scheme

Together with other organisations across the sector, we signed this letter calling on the UK Government to act now to stop abuse and exploitation of migrant farm workers. Read the full letter here:...

Remedying the ‘Asylum Questionnaire’: we signed a joint letter addressed to the Home Secretary

We signed - together with other organisations supporting and representing individuals seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, this joint letter addressed to the Home Secretary which details concerns and...

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: open letter to SNP Leadership Candidates

Together with other civil society organisations we have have written to SNP leadership candidates calling for action as we approach the second anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...

PRESS RELEASE: Access to Higher Education – A court case that has changed the rules for migrant students across Scotland

The Right to Education is a human right protected by Article 2, Protocol 1 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Article 14 ECHR prevents the government discriminating against people exercising ...

PRESS RELEASE: Over 1,800 Ukrainians have contacted the Ukraine Advice Scotland helpline. New data highlights the value of the Ukraine Humanitarian scheme in Scotland

Since March our Ukraine Advice Scotland team have answered over 1,800 enquiries by providing legal advice to those who arrived or are due to arrive in Scotland, along with those acting as hosts.  To find...

Joint statement on the urgent need to safeguard unaccompanied children

JustRight Scotland, together with over 70 organisations, has written a joint statement in response to ECPAT UK’s new report Outside the Frame, which gives chilling statistics on how many children arriving...

PRESS RELEASE – Scottish Parliament urged to probe impact of ‘Rights Removal Bill’ on devolution

Together with Amnesty, the Human Rights Consortium Scotland and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner, we have written to the Scottish Parliament asking them to hold a formal Inquiry on the impact...

JustRight Scotland’s Written Briefing to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee on the Crisis in Ukraine

JustRight Scotland have given written evidence to the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament on the crisis in Ukraine on 13 June 2022....

Nationality and Borders Bill: Fix family reunion

We - together with other organisations, urge Members of Parliament to vote in favour of Lord Dubs’ amendment to open a new safe route to family reunion for refugees in Europe. The UK’s current family ...

Open Letter from the Anti-Trafficking Sector Regarding Situation in Ukraine

We have signed a joint letter - alongside non-governmental organisations who work to end human trafficking and modern slavery, to declare in solidarity that we condemn the invasion of Ukraine launched...

Nationality and Borders Bill: Joint briefing on Clause 31 “Well-Founded Fear Test”

JustRight Scotland, alongside other 26 organisations, have signed this joint briefing addressing Clause 31 of part 2 of the Nationality and Borders Bill which will change the "well-founded fear test" ...

Children’s Rights Organisations Statement on the Nationality and Borders Bill

We strongly urge MSPs to withhold consent for the Nationality and Borders Bill, as the Welsh Senedd has done already.  The Bill represents the most severe assault on refugee rights in decades. Children...

PRESS RELEASE: 60+ Scottish organisations unite against UK Nationality and Borders Bill and ask MSPs to refuse legislative consent

Ahead of the debate in the Scottish Parliament on the Nationality and Borders Bill,  we’ve worked with the Scottish Refugee Council and Rape Crisis Scotland to highlight the particular impact on women...

PRESS RELEASE: Glasgow Social Justice Lawyers welcome announcement of legal aid for asylum seekers in Scotland facing eviction by the Home Office

A group of social justice lawyers based in Glasgow have successfully secured an important gain for asylum seekers in Scotland – the right to access legal aid for representation in tribunal appeals, where they face eviction from housing that is provided by the Home Office.