Our Rights Stories

Dr Nicola Burns provides an executive summary of the key points discussed in Podcast Two, offering a concise overview of legal rights, entitlements, and considerations for professionals. (approx. 25 minutes)

Dr Nicola Burns joins Andy Sirel (Legal Director, JustRight Scotland) and Professor Andrea Williamson (Professor of General Practice and Inclusion Health, University of Glasgow) to discuss the legal rights and entitlements of disabled people in the asylum system, and how GPs can support patients effectively and safely. (approx. 55 minutes)

Content warning: these podcasts include discussions of harm and distressing events. This series of three podcasts explores the realities of life as a disabled asylum seeker, what the law says about rights and entitlements, and how health and other professionals can best support people navigating the asylum system.   Podcast 1 - Experiences and Barriers Community members and partner organisations d...

In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Social Justice Battles'.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics across the sector in the UK on the social justice battles that they've participated in and continue to engage with. Our guests leave us with some hopefu...

In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Funding of Residentials'. Our guests highlight the impact of being able to attend residentials and the importance of having a space to foster connection building and creativity.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics...

In this mini series, guests from our Barings Residential event held in Glasgow engaged with us to share their reflections on the question of 'Barriers'. How these barriers that our guests' clients and service users experience impact their access to their rights.  You will hear reflections from a combination of lawyers, activist and academics across the sector in the UK.  This podcast series was co...

In this episode, we explore the barriers African migrants face in the UK workforce, particularly the disconnect between their educational qualifications and the limited opportunities available to them. Our guest Esther from JustCitizens and Adeniyi from African Connect share personal insights on the struggles highly skilled individuals, including those with PhDs, face when they are pushed into the...

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 facing during the cost-of-living crisis.  Their re...

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 Gypsy and Traveller Legal Advice project and...

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 learn more about their recent cases, upcoming ini...

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 their collaboration with Paisley Museum around...

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 Flores Rojo, project worker, who highlight:  The valu...

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:     Partner organisations:   Human Rights Consort...

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 survivors of gender-based violence and how important...

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 women and girls.  We speak with our Senior Associate...

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 also developed new skills and worked on different...

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 amazing work that Anushya, Eeman and...

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 hosti...

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...

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 cur...

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...

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 c...

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...

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 JustR...

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 f...