Human rights, International, Society
In photos: life after war for Uganda’s former child soldiers
Former child soldiers abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda are rebuilding their lives.
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Human rights
Fact check, Human rights, Politics, Society
Claim of 82 per cent opposition to transgender self-identification is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from ForWomen.scot about opposition to changes in the Gender Recognition Act.
Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights
Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions
Serco's new lock changes will see about 300 people made homeless across Glasgow within months, with charities claiming they were given no warning.
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Human rights, Politics
Council officials push to weaken freedom of information law
Senior local authority officials are lobbying to relax freedom of information law so that they can increase charges, delay responses and reject more requests as “vexatious”.
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Crime and justice, Human rights
Every prisoner should have the right to vote, say human rights groups
Every prisoner in Scotland should be given the right to vote in elections, according to an independent penal reform organisation.
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Human rights, Politics
Journalists call for reform to stop public agencies blocking freedom of information
Repeated attempts by government agencies in Scotland to block public access to information show that freedom of information law should be strengthened, say journalists.
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Human rights, International, Politics
Racist attacks rise in Greece as landmark neo-Nazi trial enters fifth year
"These are the people who threaten our lives": The Ferret goes to Greece to find out about the immigrants assaulted and abused by the far right.
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Crime and justice, Human rights
Scottish police watchdog under fire for spycops review
A review of undercover policing by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland failed to look into claims of unlawful behaviour, says a new report.
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Asylum, Human rights
Hundreds of destitute asylum seekers forced to travel from Scotland to Liverpool
Torture victims and vulnerable women were among hundreds of asylum seekers forced to make 400-mile round trips from Scotland to England to make fresh claims for sanctuary in the UK.
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