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trauma
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Drug consumption rooms and better drug treatment are ‘necessary’ to save lives, says study
Scotland must offer drug users better treatment, access to drug consumption rooms and safer supply initiatives in order to save lives, new study claims.
A chance for change: how trauma awareness is challenging Scotland’s justice system
Trauma aware lawyers and campaigners are driving changes to the way courts deal with offending in Scotland, which they argue will make society safer for everyone.
Thousands held in immigration detention by Police Scotland
Over 3,000 people – including asylum seekers and trafficking survivors – have been held in Scottish police cells for up to 72 hours under immigration powers over the last five years.
Photo essay: sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The stories of women and girls subjected to sexual violence in an appalling human rights crisis engulfing the Democratic Republic of Congo.