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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).
Superbug fears prompt NHS Scotland to review drug buying
The National Health Service in Scotland is to review its procedures following revelations that it spends millions of pounds on drugs from Indian companies accused of superbug pollution.
Safe House
Graphic novel: over the coming weeks, girls as young as nine will be forced to undergo female genital mutilation - or “cutting.”
Scots doctors call for an end to UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the UK Government to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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.
Yemen bombs firm condemned for training children to make drones
A US arms firm linked to alleged war crimes in Yemen has been condemned for a Fife school project making drones.
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