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Anger over Buccleuch ‘land grab’ in bowling green battle
Britain's biggest landowner accused of "land grab" after he sold off a bowling green that the community thought belonged to them.
Police inspectorate calls for time limit on immigration detention
The organisation responsible for scrutinising police in Scotland has backed a call for an end to the indefinite detention of immigrants.
UK trained war crimes investigations unit led by the ‘Butcher’
A freedom of information request has revealed the Ministry of Defence delivered training sessions to Saudi Arabia’s Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT).
Hundreds of vulnerable asylum seekers held despite doctors’ fears
Nearly 300 extremely vulnerable asylum seekers held in Dungavel by Home Office despite doctors expressing fears over their well-being.
Mexican workers call for Lidl berry boycott amid claims of slave labour
Mexican fruit workers have asked Scots consumers to boycott berries sold in Lidl stores amid allegations of unsafe working conditions.
Persian Gulf repression fuelled by UK Government, claims report
Private arms and security firms with links to Scotland are working secretly with regimes accused of human rights abuses, it is claimed.
Experts say Scotland must engage Rwanda on human rights abuses
The Scottish Government has said it will partner with the Rwandan Government on international development - but experts say the latter's poor human rights record must be addressed.
Hundreds of thousands Yemeni children face starvation
Harrowing images of starving children have revealed the horror of Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
Acclaimed Pakistani campaigner criticises UK’s counter terrorism strategy
A prominent human rights activist from Pakistan has criticised the UK Government’s counter terrorism strategy during a visit to Scotland.