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Disabled women still face huge barriers in the realisation of their rights in Scotland when it comes to sex, reproductive health, and parenting support, says a new report. A [...]

10th December each year is Human Rights Day, and this year on that day, the Scottish Parliament Equalities and Human Rights Committee held a Human Rights Takeover of the [...]

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The ruling also stated that this could be done [...]

Last week, on 8th and 9th November, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights visited Scotland. The Rapporteur Philip Alston met with those living in [...]

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published a new report into models of incorporating international human rights standards into law, authored by Dr Katie Boyle, [...]

In a landmark case, the Court of Appeal has ruled that thousands of people may have been unlawfully held in immigration removal centres in recent years. In a case brought by [...]

EU citizens in Scotland worried by the impact on their residency following Brexit are to be offered an advice and support service by the Scottish Government. The service will [...]

One year ago, the UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities gave the UK recommendations on how they can better implement disabled people’s rights. Some of [...]

New figures show that 74% of FOI requests made last year resulted in information being disclosed.  65% of those who appealed against a initial denial of the FOI request, [...]

The Supreme Court has ruled a bakery’s refusal to supply a cake iced with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ was not discriminatory on the grounds of sexual [...]