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JustRight Scotland
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🔎 Modern slavery and human trafficking are not rare or easy to spot.

⚠️ They’re hidden in everyday places - agriculture, construction, beauty salons, hospitality, car washes, social care, and more.

🌍 An estimated 49.6 million people are affected worldwide.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4a2Gdcq
Hope For Justice awareness month campaign social media postcard re human trafficking and modern-day slavery
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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📣 We’ve just published a brief guide to support individuals and organisations who want to respond to the UK Government’s proposed changes to permanent residence (“settlement”).

🔎 It explains what the Earned Settlement proposals mean and how you can take part in the consultation.

🔗 bit.ly/45j6t0x
Image containing an overview of our brief guide to help anyone who wishes to share their views on some very significant changes the UK Government is proposing on the way permanent residence – often called “settlement” – in the UK is obtained.
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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✍️ We’ve signed a joint letter with other organisations funded by the Equality and Human Rights Fund.

📊 We’re urging MSPs to support an inflation-linked uplift to £10.3m from 2026/27, so equality and human rights are protected in practice.
First page social media post of Bemis campaign urging MSPs to support an inflation-linked uplift to £10.3 million per year from 2026/27
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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There was some good news in today's #ScotBudget – but Scotland can still do better for households in poverty.
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Picture of Ruth Boyle of the Poverty Alliance. Her quote says “People in Scotland want a just and compassionate society - but too many feel the system is rigged against them. “There was some good news today – but we can do much more to make sure that every child in Scotland gets the investment they need for a decent life and a better future. “Ensuring that every child in primary school gets a healthy breakfast is an excellent investment, because no child should go to school hungry. .. “Increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £40 for eligible households with a baby under 1 is welcome and will help families at a time when they face increased costs. However, this must be a first step towards boosting that payment to £40 for every eligible child in the country. That is the kind of fundamental investment the Government needs to make if they are serious about meeting the 2030 child poverty targets. “With Scotland not on track to meet those legally binding targets, we need all political parties to set out their plans to invest in country where no child lives in poverty. Our children can’t wait any longer...
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Not long until the @scotgov #ScotBudget. We want to see progress on the #ScotlandDemandsBetter priorities - better jobs, better investment, better social security.
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Dear Finance Secretary Remember that for the coming budget Scotland Demands Better. A picture of Shona Robison MSP A picture of lots of people holding placards on the Scotland Demands Better demo, in Edinburgh October 2025. Text says In October, thousands of people came together to demand that politicians deliver a better Scotland for all of us Picture of a young woman holding a home-made placard that says 'We deserve better'. Text says, In the Scottish Budget, Shona Robison can show she was listening. She can provide for better jobs, better investment for life's essentials, better social security. A picture of a young woman with a sign that says 'Nae justice in poverty'. Text says Read more about the ideas she can use to build a better future for all of us. scotland-demands-better.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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📢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/...
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January 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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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
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December 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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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
December 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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⚖️ 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
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December 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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💻 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
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December 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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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!)
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December 4, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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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 👇
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UN migration expert will open human rights event at University of Stirling
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November 27, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Digital abuse affects women and girls in many ways

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Social media card from Un Women campaign #NoExcuse #ACTToEndViolence
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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📢 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...
data card from this year’s #16Days campaign calls for #NoExcuse for online abuse.
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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📣 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-...
JRS quote from our statement on recent UK Government’s proposed reforms
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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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
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November 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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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
quote from Florinda Soldani, Dentons UK on pro bono
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🏠 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
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November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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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
November 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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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
JRS team attending #ScotlandDemandsBetter march in Edinburgh marching The team together at the rally Our CEO
October 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🕵🏽 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...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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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
Advice saves lives campaign - image of a woman on the phone at a desk providing advice
October 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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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
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🤔 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

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October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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⚖️ 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.

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September 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM