Ponsati’s lawyer Aamer Anwar says former Catalan minister is ‘determined to fight back’
FORMER CATALAN MINISTER Clara Ponsati has formally been placed under arrest following her voluntary arrival at an Edinburgh police station, accompanied by her solicitor Aamer Anwar and members of her legal team.
Human rights champions welcome retention of EU rights charter in Scottish Government’s Brexit legislation
THE INCLUSION of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Scottish Government’s EU Continuity Bill, expected to pass in the Scottish Parliament today, has been celebrated by key human rights organisations.
Its impact, however, has been described as “limited” unless the UK Government reverses its intention to scrap the human rights charter upon leaving the EU.
SNP MP Stewart McDonald called on the PM to raise with the Saudi Crown Prince the regimes "appalling human rights failures"
SAUDI CROWN PRINCE Mohammed bin Salman must be questioned by Theresa May on the regimes human rights failures, an SNP MP has said at Prime Minister’s Questions after human rights organisations called for the visit to be cancelled.
During Catalan referendum, rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly were “disproportionately restricted”, says Amnesty report
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, the human rights non-governmental organisation, has noted a number of serious human rights violations in Spain and Catalonia as a result of the actions of the Spanish Government and Spanish authorities during 2017’s Catalan independence referendum.
Three of those jailed for their role in the Catalan independence struggle will take their case to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
THREE IMPRISONED CATALAN LEADERS, including Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras, will take their case to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, their lawyers announced on Thursday (1 February).
Still Game’s Sanjeev Kohli will host fundraiser for people fleeing Myanmar
ACTOR AND WRITER Sanjeev Kohli, best known for his role as Navid in Still game, will join BBC presenter Kawser Quamer in hosting a cross-cultural charity event in support of the Rohingya people who have been forced to leave Myanmar as a result of persecution and violence.
The 4 November event at Oran Mor in Glasgow has been organised by Scottish television writer and producer Uzma Mir-Young and Glasgow businessman Sanjay Mahju, who owns the Ashoka chain of Indian restaurants.
Legal expert says trafficking is an economic issue which everyone has a responsibility to address
LEGAL EXPERT in human trafficking Kirsty Thomson has said that misconceptions over what trafficking is and who it effects are barriers to addressing it, and consumerist demands for cheap products are contributing to the cycle of exploitation.
Fortnight of events exploring social and economic justice around the world kicks off in Edinburgh
A FESTIVAL exploring the hard issues facing Scotland and the world today – from environmental sustainability and the UK’s housing crisis, to nuclear weapons and international conflicts and human rights abuses – will launch in Edinburgh on 30 September.
CommonSpace takes a look at what’s in store for the 2017 Edinburgh World Justice Festival.
The Law Society of Scotland has called for a rethink of EU Withdrawal Bill
AHEAD of the second reading of the EU Withdrawal Bill, the Law Society of Scotland has criticised the bill for its removal of legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and exclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights.
