• Jun 17 2013
  • 9:43am
The Business of Human Rights
Amnesty Scotland is closely involved with the Human Rights Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament.
  • May 28 2013
  • 10:00pm
Guatemala – Days of the Dead
Forensic anthropologist Lourdes Penados has spent the past 15 years exhuming mass graves in her homeland of Guatemala.
  • Apr 2 2013
  • 12:37pm
Tales of the City: Asylum Seekers Speak
An exhibition at the Tramway, Glasgow this week brings into sharp focus the realities of refugees and asylum seekers living in the city.
  • Mar 29 2013
  • 12:47pm
We only want to be equal – Scottish Gypsy Travellers speak
Guest blog post by Amnesty Scotland campaigns volunteer Catriona Clunas, who has been heading up our Scottish Gypsy Traveller campaign this year. 
  • Mar 28 2013
  • 5:47pm
Travelling Tales- giving a voice to Scottish Traveller youth
Video Youth charity Article 12’s “What a Voice” exhibition, showcases 12 different aspects of Scottish Gypsy Traveller life including Nomadic existence, Heritage, Famil...
  • Mar 21 2013
  • 9:56pm
Behind the scenes at the CEDAW
Video On Monday women’s rights advocates from across Scotland came to Edinburgh to learn how the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Elimination
  • Mar 15 2013
  • 12:26pm
David Grimason speaks out on the Arms Trade - Part two
In Part Two of our blog (see Part One), campaigner David Grimason
  • Mar 13 2013
  • 6:12pm
David Grimason speaks out on the Arms Trade
The UN process to establish an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) began in 2007 after Amnesty International and its partners in the Control Arms campaign managed to convince 153 governments t...
  • Mar 8 2013
  • 4:45pm
Why do we need International Women's Day in Scotland?
Do we really need a day to support women and give special attention to their issues? This is Scotland, after all, not Iran or China or Afghanistan.
  • Mar 5 2013
  • 9:03pm
A Righteous Gathering
Human Rights took centre stage last week at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) annual Gathering conference with a num