Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Yemen: hundreds of alleged war crimes but only 79 investigations
There have been 366 alleged war crimes in Yemen but only 79 investigations by the Saudi-led coalition and the Ministry
MSPs urge Pakistan PM to lift ban on human rights activist
Politicians have urged Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, to lift a travel ban on a woman who peacefully opposes
Scotland’s census criticised for links to firm accused of torture
The organisers of Scotland’s next population census in 2021 have come under fire for hiring a firm whose US
Mordechai Vanunu: a defiant spirit
On 10 July 2017, Mordechai Vanunu was given a two-month suspended jail sentence by Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court. Vanunu is
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi deteriorating after five years in prison
The condition of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worsening both physically and mentally, according to his wife who visited
The carnage and crisis of Mosul
“Daesh put its fighters on the top three floors of the hospital while patients were still downstairs…there were even
Scottish smart bombs key in landmark legal case on Yemen
Bombs made in Scotland will be a key issue in a landmark legal case this week on the legality of
Experts say Scotland must engage Rwanda on human rights abuses
Human rights experts have called on the Scottish Government to raise Rwanda’s poor human rights record with its leaders
‘Hypocritical’ Scottish universities slammed for unethical investments
Scottish universities have been branded “hypocritical” for investing tens of millions in the arms trade, fossil fuels, minimum wage employers
Police Scotland under fire after new evidence of Sri Lankan torture
Police Scotland is seeking to extend a controversial training project with Sri Lankan police despite new evidence of the force’
Minister under fire for silence on Qatar worker deaths
The Scottish Government kept quiet about human rights abuses while seeking up to £1.3 billion to pay for new
New claims of war crimes in Yemen and child deaths
Human rights campaigners have urged Britain to stop the sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia after revealing new evidence of