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.

Ahead of second reading of Brexit bill, CommonSpace explains the key points

THE Conservative government’s EU Withdrawal Bill will have its second reading the House of Commons on Thursday (7 September) and Monday (11 September), where MPs will debate the bill before voting on whether to pass it to the next stage.

The bill, which sets out the regulations for the transfer of powers back from the EU, has been widely criticised by opposition parties and pro- EU Tories since it was made available at the first reading on 13 July.

Holyrood’s Equalities Committee urged to back an end to prisoner voting ban

THE Equalities and Human Rights Committee of the Scottish Parliament will meet on Thursday (7 September) to hear evidence on prisoner voting, with Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie and prisoner rights groups calling for a lift of the blanket ban.

Kurdish community centre and homes raided by plain clothes police

THE Kurdish Community Centre and a number of Kurdish families in Edinburgh experienced raids by plain clothes police officers in the early hours of Wednesday (30 August) morning.  

Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan and the Kurdish Community Centre condemned the raids as “an open form of racism” and have said that they believe that pressure from the Turkish consulate is behind the raids.

The UK Government’s agenda of cuts and austerity has been condemned by a United Nations committee examining the implementation of the UN disability convention

THE UNITED NATIONS Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has said that the UK Government’s austerity agenda is failing to protect the human rights of disabled people.

EU citizens group in Scotland question Scottish Labour’s genuine commitment to their European rights

EU CITIZENS FOR AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND (EUCIS), a group representing politically active EU nationals living in Scotland, has come out condemning what it called the ‘PR stunt’ of Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale over the issue of EU nationals’ rights.

Scotland’s scientists join forces to celebrate and defend science as US allies come under attack

SCIENTISTS, academics, and members of the public across Scotland will challenge the climate denial policies and platform of the US president Donald J Trump by launching a ‘March for Science’ campaign this weekend.

Scottish MSP lodges motion backed by Amnesty in support of LGBTI community under attack in Chechen Republic

Davidson faces the music over her silence to the UK party’s rape clause

RUTH DAVIDSON, the Scottish Tory leader, has maintained her silence in the face of increasing demand by opposition politicians and rights campaigners to explain her position and reasoning for supporting the controversial rape clause brought into effect by her UK party.