Are you passionate about protecting the environment, and committed to advancing environmental rights? We're recruiting an Advocacy Officer to secure concrete progress on environmental rights in Scotland. Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in advocacy or campaigning, and a good knowledge of environmental policy and law ...
Come to the launch of our Call to Action!
We warmly invite you to the launch of our Call to Action and Advocacy Manifesto: A right to a healthy environment that works, Wednesday 8 December 1-1:45pm (online, free). Now more than ever we need a human right to a healthy environment to tackle the climate and nature emergencies. Hear about the legal reforms that are needed and support the launch of our online petition ...
Using litigation to tackle climate change
How can we use litigation to tackle climate change? ERCS supporter Meet Kaur, a senior advocate & solicitor (Singapore), explores this in our latest blog ...
Our guide to the right to protest
The right to protest in Scotland comes mainly from Article 11 (Right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Our new guide discusses this right and some of the main laws that affect it ...
ERCS’s autumn e-bulletin
Catch up on our activities since summer - our blogs and reports, our AGM and our recruitment ...
ERCS recruiting a Rights Officer
We're recruiting a Rights Officer to advance the human right to a healthy environment for equality groups. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to increase awareness of our legal rights and improve participation and confidence in exercising them ...
Equality and Human Rights Fund – award to ERCS to support equality groups
ERCS is delighted to be one of 48 organisations awarded a grant from the new Equality and Human Rights Fund over the next three years. The grant will enable us to recruit a Rights Officer to lead our work to increase awareness and participation of equality groups on the human right to a healthy environment ...
SEPA, cyber attacks and Scotland unprotected?
ERCS trustee, and former CEO of SEPA, reflects on the questions raised by SEPA's cyber attack. How do our regulators regulate their internal systems, and what additional checks and balances are needed for effective environmental protection ...
