Human Rights

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Hope in the Midst of the Coronavirus | Human Rights Watch

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the passing of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act at Holyrood. This legislation will create a new Biometrics Commissioner to oversee the acquisition, retention, use and destruction of biometric data by police in Scotland.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Europe: Open letter by 85 organizations regarding rights violations of refugees | Human Rights Watch

Representatives of the Colombian Truth Commission visited Edinburgh on 11 March to promote the work being done to clarify the main causes of the armed conflict and Colombia’s human rights crisis and promote co-existence, in a visit supported by Arnot Manderson Advocates.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Opinion: What happened to Europe′s stand on human rights? | DW

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Myanmar: Amal Clooney to pursue Rohingya case at The Hague | The Guardian

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. More Evidence of China’s Horrific Abuses in Xinjiang | Human Rights Watch

Huda al-Sarari has been named as the 2020 winner of the Martin Ennals Award for her work exposing a network of secret prisons in Yemen. The award recognises the work of outstanding human rights defenders. Since 2015, UAE-backed Yemeni security forces have carried out thousands of human rights violat

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Statement by Ambassador Karen Pierce, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council briefing by the Chairperson from the OSCE

A new report published by Amnesty International today shows how the Saudi Arabian authorities are using a counter-terrorism court – the Specialised Criminal Court – as a weapon to systematically silence peaceful opposition in the country. Charges used in proceedings in the court fre

Rights concerns about policing, prisons and access to justice have been raised with the United Nations in the latest report from the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The commission has raised nearly 200 human rights concerns in its latest report to the UN on the implementation of the Inte

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has joined calls for an urgent government response to a new report detailing serious concerns about practices in Scotland’s prisons and police custody facilities. The report from the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) fo

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. France: Stun grenade blamed for maiming dozens of Yellow Vests banned | The Telegraph

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Urgent Action Needed to Meet Education Deadline | Human Rights Watch

A young entrepreneur who is helping homeless people across the globe has won a top award in honour of Scotland’s most famous bard. Dr Josh Littlejohn MBE won the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2020 at a special ceremony in Burns cottage last night.