Scotland comes top of European LGBTI equality index
Gay rights campaigners have welcomed a report showing that Scotland is the best country in Europe for LGBTI legal equality. The 2015 Rainbow Europe Index, was compiled by ILGA-Europe, an
Read MoreGay rights campaigners have welcomed a report showing that Scotland is the best country in Europe for LGBTI legal equality. The 2015 Rainbow Europe Index, was compiled by ILGA-Europe, an
Read MoreThe Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has announced the appointment of two new officeholders to the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Ms Susan Kemp and Dr Alan Mitchell will take
Read MoreChildren have suffered disproportionately from the Government’s austerity measures, a committee of MPs and peers has found. The committee said there was evidence that specific pieces of legislation “run directly
Read MoreThe UK has been heavily criticised for its “worrying assault on civil liberties” in Amnesty’s flagship annual report on human rights across the world. The human rights organisation hits out
Read MoreThe deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
Read MoreThe Government’s flagship welfare reform could leave women vulnerable to domestic abuse, a parliamentary human rights watchdog has warned. Universal credit, which was rolled out nationwide on Monday, could expose
Read MoreA report examined issues of social justice in the context of the debates around Scottish independence and today’s referendum. The report drew together arguments regarding: a post-independence Scottish currency; economic
Read MoreThe Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its latest ‘Insights’ paper, to refresh and update the organisation’s contribution to the debate on Scotland’s future. Whilst remaining neutral on the question
Read MoreHuman rights campaigner and early member of Amnesty International Helen Bamber has died, the Helen Bamber Foundation has announced. Leading figures from the charity world and film stars Colin Firth
Read MoreGovernment plans to introduce a residence test for access to legal aid will breach an international convention on children’s human rights, MPs and peers have warned. The Joint Committee on
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