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Terrorist release bill questioned in rule of law report
Bingham Centre raises issue over changed expectations of serving prisoners
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Facial recognition tech not fit for police use, MSPs report
Committee calls for proper legal regulation of use
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UK scores fewest human rights cases per head of population
Annual analysis reveals growth in case backlog at Strasbourg court
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Police practices among concerns raised in new human rights report
Commission lists 200 points in report to UN
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Which bodies should share debt and fraud data? Ministers consult
Scottish authorities to be named for Digital Economy Act powers
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A long game, but human rights will prevail, Sands argues
Philippe Sands QC delivers JUSTICE Scotland annual lecture
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Trial not unfair because part heard in private: ECtHR
UK held not in breach of Convention over national security decision
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Commission to look at constitution, democracy and rights
Rights body expresses concern over Queen's speech announcement
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Draft Gender Recognition Bill released for views
Ministers claim no adverse impact on women from new declaration system
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Child restraint rules for schools to be clarified
Minister acts in face of court challenge
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Court backs Serco as asylum seekers' eviction appeals fail
No tenancy rights, and Serco not liable as public authority: Inner House
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Lawyers penalised for complaints about judges given remedy by ECtHR
Freedom of expression violations found in Portuguese case
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MSPs look into facial recognition and call for views
Justice Committee to scrutinise police use of ID technology
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EHRC to tackle lack of accessibility in transport
New project will support disabled people who face discrimination
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"Right to be forgotten" does not extend globally, CJEU rules
Court rejects attempt to force Google to remove search results globally
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October date set for applications to remove same-sex convictions
Automatic pardon available on request from 15 October
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Human Rights Taskforce to focus on new legislation
New body set up following advisory group report
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EHRC seeks input on future litigation policy
Consultation will help shape three year strategic plan
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31 advocates among 34 appointed to EHRC Scots panel
Commission names preferred providers of external legal services
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Supreme Court upholds benefits cap against lone parent challenge
Government had evaluated impact and had reasonable justification
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Scots still suffering cruel and degrading treatment, Commission warns
Report details concerns over record under UN Convention
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ICO calls for input on journalism data protection code of practice
Code required under Data Protection Act 2018
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Asylum seekers' challenge to Serco lock-changing practice fails
Court finds no breach of statute or Human Rights Convention
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Right to food "should be written into law": report
Scottish Human Rights Commission calls for action to tackle inequality