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Fears that bombs from Scotland dropped on Yemeni civilians
Human Rights groups have raised fears that weapons made in Scotland could have been used to attack Yemeni civilians.
September 15, 2015
Cluff accused of ‘guilt-tripping’ ministers over coal gas plans
The day after Scottish ministers announced a moratorium on fracking they were privately warned by a multi-millionaire oil tycoon that Scotland would lose investment worth £250 million.
July 28, 2015
Revealed: UK government’s secret arms deals to Israel after Gaza offensive
A new report reveals the UK Government sanctioned licences for surface-to-surface missiles, combat helicopters and military communications equipment to be sold to Israel.
July 13, 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
Colombia: 50 years of human rights abuses – in pictures
Photos by Simon Murphy Introduction by Billy Briggs Colombia is a benighted land ravaged by civil war where…
October 11, 2014
Exposed – human trafficking for the sex industry in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso in West Africa has one of the worst human trafficking problems in the world with hundreds of victims forced into prostitution. Many young girls and boys are destined for Europe's sex industry but the authorities are ill equipped to deal with the problem and corruption is rife.
July 14, 2014
Revealed: the £1.4 billion that the public sector pours into pollution, tobacco and weapons
More than 430 public bodies in Scotland are investing over £1.4 billion in pollution, tobacco and weapons despite the dangers posed to the planet, human health and life around the world.
July 1, 2014