In recent years, outdoor bathing has become increasingly importance to our health and wellbeing. Yet all is not well - not a day goes by without another sewage scandal, another tale of polluted rivers or beaches clogged with plastic waste ...
Petition handed in to Scottish Government for Human Rights Day
Today we submitted the final copy of our petition calling for an enforceable right to a healthy environment ...
This Human Rights Day, Scotland must realise the promise of the right to a healthy environment
Human Rights Day marks a key moment in human history: 10 December 1948, when representatives from across the world came together to sign the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Yet the rights it contained were incomplete ...
Still no progress on access to justice in Scotland as UN deadline looms – press release
Scottish Government actions to address the ‘prohibitive expense’ of taking environmental cases to court have been branded ‘truly woeful’ by campaigners ...
October e-bulletin
Check out our October e-bulletin. Read our latest news, blogs and resources including our review of our first Environmental Rights Summit ...
Progress on human rights, backsliding on justice, and our first climate litigation case: looking back on a whirlwind summer
With consultations on environmental governance and the Human Rights Bill, as well as our first climate litigation case, life has been busy at ERCS. What are the key takeaways? ...
ERCS is recruiting a Policy & Communications Officer
ERCS is recruiting a Policy & Communications Officer. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our advocacy team and secure concrete progress on environmental rights in Scotland ...
ERCS is recruiting an Operations & Development Manager
ERCS is recruiting an Operations & Development Manager. Are you an experienced Operations & Development Manager who cares about the environment and human rights? ...
