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