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Edinburgh oil firm under fire for human rights abuses
An Edinburgh oil firm, Cairn Energy, has been accused of complicity in human rights abuses in Africa.
July 21, 2016
Scots police had access to GCHQ spy programme
The Ferret publishes classified documents revealing Scots police accessed top secret GCHQ spy programme.
June 11, 2016
Highland estate invested in controversial fracking firm
Panama Papers show the owners of a Highland estate sought to profit from a fracking firm criticised for its 'unacceptable' environmental impact.
May 15, 2016
MPs investigate use of British bombs in Yemen’s war
A powerful Westminster committee is to investigate mounting allegations of war crimes by forces that may be using UK manufactured weapons.
March 25, 2016
Co-operative Bank closes human rights group’s account
A pro-Palestinian organisation that opposes human rights violations in the Occupied Territories has been told by the Co-operative Bank that its account is to be closed.
January 11, 2016
Resistance: The people fighting fracking in Scotland
Meet the people campaigning for a permanent ban on fracking and other unconventional gas extraction industries in Scotland.
December 16, 2015
Ineos faces safety crackdown to prevent ‘multiple fatalities’
INEOS plants at Grangemouth have been criticised by government watchdogs for failings on health, safety and the environment.
December 9, 2015
MSP pensions put £3.2m into ‘unethical’ firms
MSP pensions invested £3.2 million in weapons, tobacco and dirty fuels despite the dangers they pose to life, health and the planet.
October 26, 2015
Bhopal: the long flight from justice
Three decades after the Union Carbide disaster, the campaign for justice for the victims, and the effigy-burning, goes on.
July 2, 2015