Tag: human rights

Scottish police to use spy planes

Deadline News Journalist - March 28, 2010

By Cara Sulieman SCOTTISH police forces could soon be using unmanned spy planes to keep tabs on citizens in a bid to crack down on...

Veteran human rights campaigner calls for same-sex marriage in Scotland

Deadline News Journalist - November 17, 2009

By Oliver Farrimond VETERAN human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called on Alex Salmond and the SNP administration to legalise same-sex civil marriage in Scotland. He...

Shackled doctors demand release of imprisoned Indian GP

Deadline News Journalist - May 15, 2009

By Scott Shepherd A GROUP of campaigners chained themselves together yesterday to campaign for the release of a top doctor jailed for speaking out about...

Dundee’s rector to give evidence to human rights investigation

Deadline News Journalist - March 24, 2009

By Cara Sulieman A TOP Scots university boss will be giving evidence at a Parliamentary Committee on torture after years of campaigning to get his...

Big Brother is Watching You…More and More

Deadline News Journalist - December 12, 2008

By Alexander Lawrie SCOTLAND’S major cities are among the most watched in the UK – with the country’s capital having tripled its CCTV coverage over...