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Society backs ministers' approach to disability rights
Delivery plan strong on mental health and disability
Lord Advocate to give Human Rights Day lecture
Faculty/JUSTICE Scotland event looks at prosecution and human rights
Bedroom tax can infringe human rights, Supreme Court rules
Disability discrimination claims succeed; sanctuary scheme claimant fails
Human Rights Commission running survey on business issues
Actions proposed to support United Nations principles
Inner House upholds ruling against Holyrood independence camp
No ground for holding Lord Ordinary erred
Scottish ministers to promote law for gay sex conviction pardons
Automatic formal pardon to come for activities now legal
Artificial intelligence used to predict Human Rights Court decisions
University researchers achieve 79% accuracy through computer analysis
"Gay cake" discrimination ruling upheld by N Ireland appeal court
Bakers' religious beliefs did not justify refusal to accept order
Tribunal finds human rights privacy breach by UK security agencies
Bulk data collection held illegal over many years
Sheriff rejects double handcuffing damages claim
No human rights breach in security measures for hospital visits
Ministers set out proposed anti-human trafficking strategy
Eight week consultation opens on draft proposals
UK to derogate from ECHR to prevent foreign combat claims
Ministers purporting to end "vexatious" human rights claims
Rights violation found in relation to London bombing suspect
Human Rights Court upholds one, dismisses three complaints
Swinney promises "intense engagement" on revised named person provisions
August 2017 now the target date after Supreme Court forces rethink
Truss lists Human Rights Act reform as "third priority"
New Lord Chancellor's "most pressing" issues are prisons and justice system
Damages ordered against police for unlawful data use
Tribunal awards £10,000 to former officer suspected of leak
Criminal injuries "family" claim fails despite ECHR argument success
Court finds discrimination in historic rule but accepts policy reason
"Named person" provisions breach article 8 rights, Supreme Court rules
Principle upheld but scheme not "proportional" or "in accordance with law"
"Named person" judgment to be delivered in a week's time
Supreme Court to rule on Scottish Government scheme
UK and Ireland bars voice concerns over rule of law in Turkey
Statement seeks joint European response to mass detentions
Strict rules needed for general data retention: Advocate General
Opinion covering UK Act proposes five conditions to be met
Tribunal fees and welfare caps raise human rights concerns: UN report
EHRC calls for Government to be held to account
Killers win human rights ruling over Scottish court delays, but no damages
Nine years in Scots courts for prosecution and appeals held excessive
More questions should be asked of UK over human rights, Commission states
Report to UN proposes questions to be asked of Governments