The optics are never good where bearing a placard or the wearing a T-shirt leads to an arrest, especially where the miscreant is a retired vicar, an old lady or a blind man in a wheelchair protesting about a matter of public concern, such as the ethics of abortion or the killing of defenceless child
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Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has handed down its first ever sentence, convicting seven former leaders of the FARC guerrilla movement of crimes against humanity and war crimes. The judgment is part of the country’s transitional justice process set up after the 2016 peac
The Scottish Conservatives have warned John Swinney that they can’t vote for the flagship justice bill unless he accepts “common-sense changes” to strengthen the rights of victims. Shadow justice secretary Liam Kerr said the legislation, as it currently stands, is “a Victims&
An Edinburgh solicitor has won the top award at the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival, three years after taking the debut prize. Tariq Ashkanani, a solicitor at NHS National Services Scotland, received the McIlvanney Prize for his novel The Midnight King. The award, which honours excellence in
A former children's home worker sexually abused two young boys five decades ago, a court has ruled. John Porteous was found to have targeted the victims between 1966 and 1972 while employed as a houseparent at Quarriers Village in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire.
A man has been jailed indefinitely after sexually abusing two adolescent boys and a vulnerable man. James Grieve Donaldson, also known by the surname Murray, was found guilty of four charges following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened war crimes proceedings against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in its first-ever confirmation of charges hearing held without the accused present. The move represents a historic step for the court and a potential test case for future prosecutions of
Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Jimmy Lai risks dying in jail, legal team warns UN | The Times (paywall)
A legal case against Celtic brought by victims of historical sexual abuse has concluded with settlements totalling more than £1 million. The payout has been shared among 24 former Celtic Boys Club players, while three cases will continue individually. Settlement terms have not been disclosed,
Pinsent Masons has launched an Armed Forces Network (AFN) to support veterans, reservists and service families, underlining the firm’s reputation as a supportive and inclusive employer, writes Iain Brown. As an army reservist, it is an issue close to my heart and I was delighted a proposal to
A prisoner serving an extended sentence who claimed that his human rights were breached due to the Scottish ministers not affording him rehabilitative opportunities as to allow him to be released on licence has lost a judicial review challenge Petitioner AB, who was convicted of offences under the S
A new report has called on Police Scotland to improve the quality of its uniforms after a review revealed many officers are buying their own trousers, fleeces, boots and jackets rather than wear the poor quality and ill-fitting kit provided. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland found that whi
A life-size hologram of a police officer in a central Seoul park has been linked to a 22 per cent drop in crime since its installation last October. The 3D projection, on display nightly between 7pm and 10pm in Jeo-dong Park, appears every two minutes to warn: “In case of an emergency, the pol
Prosecutors are investigating the death of a young woman seven years after she contracted a hospital-acquired infection while undergoing treatment as a teenager. Molly Cuddihy, 23, died on Tuesday at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow. She had previously described to the Scott
The Supreme Court held the inaugural meeting of the UK Association of Black Judges on July 1. Described as a “foundation of change for those who will come after”, the event was attended by Lady Simler, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Richards, Lord Stevens and the court’s f
