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UK arms sales slammed after UN report reveals 10,000 child casualties
More than 10,000 children were killed or maimed in conflicts around the world during 2017, raising questions about the arms trade.
July 4, 2018
Horror photos of farmed salmon spark legal threat
The diseases, damage and infestations suffered by hundreds of thousands of caged salmon in Scotland have been exposed by more than 300 photos released by the Scottish Government.
June 27, 2018
UK businessman in Belarus penal colony without fair trial, say campaigners
A British businessman has been denied a fair trial and incarcerated for 20 months in “terrible” conditions in Belarus, according to human rights campaigners.
May 17, 2018
Northern Irish company criticised for role in Egyptian juvenile courts
A company owned by the Northern Irish government has been sharply criticised by the international human rights group Reprieve for its role in setting up juvenile courts in Egypt.
March 23, 2018
Scotland’s census criticised for links to firm accused of torture
The organisers of Scotland’s next population census in 2021 have come under fire for hiring a firm whose US parent company is accused of helping torture prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
March 21, 2018
Scotland adds 80 women board members since Sturgeon equality pledge
Nicola Sturgeon pledged to deliver gender balanced boards on all Scotland's public bodies in 2015. Since then 80 women have joined the board room, but many public bodies still typically pay women far less than men.
March 8, 2018
Acid attack journalist accuses Crown Office of “dirty deal” with wife beater
Investigative journalist Russell Findlay, who suffered an acid attack at his home has accused the Crown Office of doing a “dirty deal” with a serial wife beater serving a prison sentence.
February 22, 2018
Revealed: North Sea oil assets snapped up by private firms
Increasing sales of North Sea oil assets to unlisted private companies have raised concerns over transparency and accountability in the sector,
January 24, 2018
Row over failed plan to crack down on landowners over deer
Scottish Natural Heritage has come under fire after backing down on plans to take legal action against landowners who don’t kill enough deer.
December 29, 2017