Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland
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Our vision is of a Scotland where every person's right to live in a healthy environment is fully realised. If you need advice go to https://t.co/vKnuPy1nU1.
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Over 120 civil society organisations and human rights defenders demand that John Swinney, new First Minister of Scotland, prioritise the Human Rights Bill.
Read our letter: buff.ly/3QDIzp9
We want to see a Scotland where our fundamental human rights are a reality for all.
That's why we are calling on John Swinney to make delivering the Human Rights Bill one of his first priorities as First Minister. #AllOurRights
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📢Next week!
➡️ Get up to speed on how a Scottish Environment Court could transform our #AccesstoJustice on environmental issues
➡️ Hear from the Chief Judge of the first specialist
#EnvironmentCourt in the world
Book: …hEnvironmentCourt101.eventbrite.co.uk
It is incumbent on governments everywhere to recognise our right to a healthy environment, and tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate breakdown, biodiversity loss & pollution.
No more delay - Council of Europe must heed the growing calls to uphold environmental rights.
‼️BREAKING ‼️
A victory for Scotland's seas 🌊
Read our blog for more info👉openseas.org.uk/news/a-legal-v…
#openseas #enviromentaljustice #bringbackthefish #oceanoptimism
Damien Short's and my report on ecocide as a domestic criminal offence was discussed in the Scottish Parliament! I should note that our report cautions against over-emphasising criminalisation, as Monica notes it can only be one part of protecting our natural world.
It can cost tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds to go to court to try to defend the #environment in Scotland.
Join our Lunchtime 101 next Tuesday to find out what needs to be done to fix this 👇🏽
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🟢 We run Scotland's only free legal advice service on environmental law.
Our first 250 cases reveal the range of #environmental issues across Scotland & the need for our work 👇🏽
ercs.scot/news/ercs-advi…
