Ross Greer

Arms trade, Human rights

UK government broke inspection rules at Scottish bomb factory

Phil Miller, Billy Briggs on June 18, 2020June 19, 2020

The UK government has failed to meet its official criteria for conducting “regular and thorough inspections” of arms facilities every three years at a controversial bomb factory in Scotland.

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Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Rob Edwards on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020

The Scottish Government has been forced to withdraw all the emergency relaxations it made to freedom of information (FoI) law in April.

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Human rights, Arms trade

University urged to end Saudi deal after rise in beheadings

Billy Briggs on April 24, 2020April 26, 2020

A Scottish university has been condemned for a secretive contract with Saudi Arabia after a report that the Gulf state executed 184 people last year.

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Arms trade

UK arms deals with Egypt condemned after report reveals regime’s child torture

Billy Briggs on April 5, 2020April 6, 2020

The UK government and arms firms based in Scotland were condemned in a Human Rights Watch report for selling weapons to an Egyptian regime that tortures children by waterboarding and electrocution.

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Politics, Health

Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’

Jamie Mann, Rob Edwards on April 3, 2020April 6, 2020

Changes to Scotland’s freedom of information law narrowly agreed by Holyrood for the coronavirus emergency have been condemned as “dismal” and “draconian” by campaigners.

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Human rights, International

Scots university taught cadets from Saudi air force accused of war crimes

Billy Briggs on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Stirling University taught English to Saudi air force cadets after UN investigators said air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi air force might amount to war crimes.

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Arms trade, Human rights

Radar funded by Scottish Enterprise marketed to regimes abusing human rights

Billy Briggs on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

A radar funded by Scottish Enterprise was marketed to countries with poor records on human rights at one of the world's largest arms fairs.

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Environment

Radioactive waste wrongly sent to Hunterston nuclear plant

Rob Edwards on March 10, 2020March 12, 2020

Investigations have been launched into how radioactive waste ended up in a transport container at Hunterston nuclear power station in breach of environmental rules.

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Environment

Concerns after six safety incidents at Hunterston nuclear plant

Rob Edwards on March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

The nuclear power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire has breached radiation safety rules and suffered five other problems with its safety systems.

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Ross Greer

Arms trade, Human rights

UK government broke inspection rules at Scottish bomb factory

Human rights, Politics

MSPs reject Scottish Government curbs on freedom of information rights

Human rights, Arms trade

University urged to end Saudi deal after rise in beheadings

Arms trade

UK arms deals with Egypt condemned after report reveals regime’s child torture

Politics, Health

Government delays to information rights ‘draconian’

Human rights, International

Scots university taught cadets from Saudi air force accused of war crimes

Arms trade, Human rights

Radar funded by Scottish Enterprise marketed to regimes abusing human rights

Environment

Radioactive waste wrongly sent to Hunterston nuclear plant

Environment

Concerns after six safety incidents at Hunterston nuclear plant

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