To the SNP Spring Conference, where a motion on Tasers awaits the attention of delegates. For those of you who have never typed "taser abuse" into Youtube these are pistol-shaped electro-shock weapons. They fire two metal probes that...

This week we were firmly ensconced on traditional Amnesty territory, with the launch of our annual report on the use of the death penalty around the world. This event often throws up some of the more ghastly cases that Amnesty deals...

Written by Katrin Jonsdottir, from Iceland, who is spending three months in the Edinburgh office: If I was a Chinese citizen living in China I would not have the opportunity to publish this blog today. The Chinese authorities do not...

Our Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, will soon have reason to be thankful for the human rights she enjoys in this country. Tomorrow she is leaving for China , leading a Scottish Government delegation “to strengthen our engagement...