Scotland's police service is institutionally racist, its new chief constable has said. Jo Farrell endorsed the statement of her predecessor, Sir Iain Livingstone, that the single force had a racism problem. Before his retirement in May he said that Police Scotland “is institutionally racist an
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TC Young has been appointed as housing association Cairn’s legal advisor for the next three years. Andrew Cowan, managing partner at TC Young, said: “We are excited to have been appointed to provide legal services to Cairn. We are dedicated to supporting our RSL clients in what are chall
Journalists, politicians, civil society groups and academics across Europe, the US and Asia have allegedly been targeted with a cyber-surveillance weapon developed by a group of European companies, according to human rights campaigners. The allegations about the widespread use of the Predator softwa
The Sheriff Appeal Court has held that a Glasgow sheriff was correct to find that the term “hun” used in a footballing context was a sectarian remark capable of aggravating an offence by religious prejudice after an appeal against conviction by a Celtic supporter who used the term when a
The Law Society of Scotland has confirmed its support for new legislation to enhance the legal protection of human rights, while warning of significant hurdles to successful implementation. The professional body for Scottish solicitors has now made a detailed submission to the Scottish government&rs
Contracted workers in Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia were deceived by recruitment agents and labour supply companies, cheated of their earnings, housed in appalling conditions and prevented from finding alternative employment or leaving the country, Amnesty International said today.
An Aberdeen man who was banned from driving for 16 months following his expected release from prison in 2025 after driving dangerous at the Aberdeen beachfront has lost an appeal against his sentence before the Sheriff Appeal Court. Bradley Young, who was convicted of dangerous driving in and around
Glasgow University has introduced the world's first master's degree in reparatory justice. The degree has been established in partnership with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and comes amid a global campaign for financial reparations stemming from the transatlantic slave trade.
A photographer groomed young women into taking part in modelling shoots in order to sexually assault them, a jury has found. Simon Scott, 44, from Aberdeen, was jailed for 20 months after being found guilty of offences against five victims.
The Dundee Legal Walk will be held later this month in aid of the Access to Justice Foundation. The walk, now in its second year in Dundee, will take place on Sunday 22 October and will be followed by a reception where there will be a short speech.
A lord ordinary has dismissed an action raised against the Clydesdale Bank in which a business owner who was mis-sold a tailored business loan sought to recall a decree of absolvitor granted in a 2013 legal action he also raised against the bank. John Glare had sought to establish that his business
Customs officials have confiscated giraffe faeces from a traveller who said she planned to make a necklace from the droppings. The small box of ball-shaped droppings was declared by a woman returning from Kenya to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in the US.
Mercy killings will not always be prosecuted, new guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service states. Cases in which the victim had a clear and informed desire to end their life or in which the suspected killer acted under significant emotional pressure could make prosecution unlikely.
Public execution of a person on judicial warrant after a capital charge had been proved against them at trial was always a deeply moving event. It was notably in the earlier periods of time a remarkably violent episode.
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN-backed probe into Ethiopia's abuses is set to end. No one has asked for it to continue
