Human rights

Rape charity demands changes after judge condemns trial

Billy Briggs on May 27, 2020May 28, 2020

A rape victim charity calls for "radical changes" to the handling of sex offence cases after a judge strongly criticised the way a woman was treated in court.

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Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Rob Edwards on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law in April.

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Human rights, Politics

Information law must be toughened to prevent evasion, say MSPs

Rob Edwards on May 19, 2020May 21, 2020

MSPs are recommending a new law requiring Scottish Government meetings to be minuted to prevent any “deliberate attempt” to evade freedom of information rules.

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Human rights, Politics

Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights

James McEnaney, Rob Edwards on May 15, 2020May 17, 2020

Laws weakening freedom of information rights in Scotland look set to be repealed after just a few weeks because opposition MSPs have united against them.

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Human rights, Society

Council fund invested £7m in Israeli bank fined for football bribe scandal

Billy Briggs on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020

A council pension fund has shares worth nearly £7m in an Israeli bank fined in the US for its involvement in a Fifa corruption scandal.

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Society, Human rights

Islamophobia: Muslim women’s experiences in Scotland

Tasnim Nazeer on May 4, 2020May 6, 2020

Nearly three-quarters of Muslim women in Scotland have experienced Islamophobia, according to a recent survey. The Ferret spoke to three women who shared their experiences.

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Nuclear weapons, Human rights

Ministry of Defence gags staff on Trident and Scotland

Rob Edwards on May 3, 2020May 6, 2020

The Ministry of Defence has banned its military and civilian staff from speaking publicly about Trident nuclear weapons in Scotland.

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Human rights, Society

Pension funds can divest from Palestinian occupation firms, court rules

Billy Briggs on May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Campaigners in Scotland have welcomed a UK Supreme Court ruling which means council pension funds can divest from firms operating in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel.

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International, Human rights

Tibetans forced to display pictures of Chinese state leaders

Billy Briggs on April 29, 2020May 1, 2020

Tibetans are being forced to display pictures of Xi Jinping and other Chinese Communist Party leaders in their homes, according to human rights campaigners.

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Human rights

Rape charity demands changes after judge condemns trial

Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Human rights, Politics

Information law must be toughened to prevent evasion, say MSPs

Human rights, Politics

Relief as opposition parties move to restore information rights

Human rights, Society

Council fund invested £7m in Israeli bank fined for football bribe scandal

Society, Human rights

Islamophobia: Muslim women’s experiences in Scotland

Human rights, Society

Pension funds can divest from Palestinian occupation firms, court rules

International, Human rights

Tibetans forced to display pictures of Chinese state leaders

Pension scheme chasing retirees for money forced to review governance

Scottish Natural Heritage condemned for Diageo peat extraction deal on Islay

‘This doesn’t happen here’: young women highlight sexual violence in Shetland

Trident damned as ‘deadly farce’ after costs rise £1bn