Fearless in the defence of rights: Episode 1

The fearless podcast series is exploring what life is like for human rights defenders in Scotland: who they are, the challenges they face, and what we need in order to protect them and allow human rights defenders to flourish.

Over the past few months, I’ve been on a journey. I’ve been speaking to people across Scotland, from different sectors, different walks of life, people who I would describe as grassroots Human Rights Defenders but as I’ve experienced, they might not always refer to themselves as that. I’ve been doing this as part of the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme - I’ve been carrying out research into what Human Rights Defenders need to flourish in Scotland.

And I want to explore and share some of the themes that have come up again and again in those discussions.

In Episode 1, I'm joined by Carolyn Scott, a journalist who has worked in human rights for several years, to explore some of themes that have come from interviews with grassroots activists across Scotland.