Equalities and Human Rights Committee seeks views on plans to strengthen protection against female genital mutilation
14 June 2019
The Scottish Government published its Female Genital Mutilation Bill last month with the aim of increasing protection for women and girls
Sir Paul Grice to step down as Scottish Parliament chief executive
12 June 2019
Sir Paul Grice will become Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University
Co-chairs of national taskforce for human rights leadership announced
12 June 2019
Social security secretary Shirley Anne Somerville and Professor Alan Miller are to co-chair a...
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Nearly half of Scots targeted by scams at least once in the last year
10 June 2019
The Scottish CAB network reported a 113 per cent increase in the number of people reporting scams
Police Scotland changes call handling procedures to better assess risk and vulnerability
7 June 2019
Frontline staff and officers will get specialist training to assess the “threat, risk, harm and...
Former MP Natalie McGarry jailed for 18 months for embezzlement
6 June 2019
The court heard the former MP had spent the money on rent as well as a holiday to Spain
Ruth Maguire: "We can get to that place where everyone's respected and protected"
6 June 2019
Convener of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Ruth Maguire, talks about why it is so...
Gender pay gap - catching up with history
5 June 2019
Fifty years after the Equal Pay Act, women still have to fight for equality and opportunities
One third drop in violent crime in Scotland driven by Glasgow
4 June 2019
Serious assault and attempted murder cases fell by 35 per cent in the ten years between 2008-09 and...
“The sad thing is that we don’t see the humanity when we make decisions" - Sabir Zazai on his battle with the Home Office
4 June 2019
Exclusive interview with the chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council
Dramatic drop in number of prisoners released into community after tightening of rules around home detention curfews
31 May 2019
There were around 300 prisoners on home detention curfew in the community in 2018, now there are...
Scottish Government publishes framework bill for future referendums
29 May 2019
The Referendum Bill outlines who can vote and how campaigns will be conducted in any future...
Daniel Johnson resigns as Scottish Labour justice spokesperson
28 May 2019
Johnson, who represents Edinburgh Southern, said he had considered his position in light of last...
A roomful of women drowned out by a silent man
27 May 2019
Irrationality has become a common thread in everyday discourse where serious analysis has been...
Scottish Government urged to bring income supplement forward to tackle rising child poverty
24 May 2019
As many as 25 children a day slipping into poverty, according to IPPR and JRF