#ThirdSector #Scotland #CivilSociety #CharityLeadership #CharitiesSpeakUp

⚖️ "So yes, charities have an important role to play in challenging and calling out far-right narratives...Together we can stand up for our shared values and push back against those who would see those values crushed to the ground."

➡️ Read the full article: tfn.scot/magazine/oct...

✊ "Let’s also remember that charities should be political – not party political, but political in the sense of working and campaigning for a different and better world."

📣 Emma highlights: "We should all be very aware that what’s happening right now to organisations working in migration has already happened to organisations working for LGBT+ people – and it will happen to others unless we stop the far-right’s advance."

🛡️ This isn’t hypothetical - some orgs are already increasing security against far-right attacks.

🗣️ For our CEO Emma Hutton:

"The far-right’s views represent an existential threat to the very existence of civil society, charities included.
Few charities will be able to advance their missions in a context where democracy, the rule of law and basic rights and freedoms have been stripped away."

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

➡️ Read the full press release here, along with the Minutes of Admissions lodged for first defender and second & third defenders: www.justrightscotland.org.uk/learn-more/p...

Read more from the news coverage:
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🔗 news.stv.tv/east-central...
🔗 news.stv.tv/east-central...

📣 Today, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, the Prison Service admitted Allan’s death was caused by unnecessary and excessive restraint, violating his right to life under Article 2 of the ECHR.

🧭 The Lord Advocate (Crown Office) and Police Scotland also admitted failing to carry out an adequate investigation, including granting prison officers an amnesty that blocked criminal charges - a breach of human rights law.

❓Want to learn more?
Read: migrantwomenpress.com/2025/08/24/e...