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Children’s Commissioner to be critical of detention of under-18s in report to the UN
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
“UN to hear new fears over jailing of children” Herald
Posted by MM on Tue 3rd Apr 2007 at 9:24 amChildren and justice Europe and justice Human Rights Sentencing Prison sentences Young People
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Court rejects challenge by prisoner over release to vote
Monday, March 26, 2007
Update
“Judge rejects prisoner bid for early release to vote” Evening News
“Prisoner’s vote plea thrown out ” Evening Times
“Judge denies inmate’s voting bid” BBC
Following posted on 23.03.07
“Prisoner in fight to go to polls” Evening Express
“Prisoner demands release to vote in elections” Scotsman
“Judge to rule in prisoner vote bid” STV
“Prisoner demands ‘right to vote’” BBC
“Prisoner wants freed to vote” Law Society Journal Online
Research tip: for other relevant posts try entering ‘vote’ in the search box or go to the Europe and Justice, Human Rights category in the Archives.
Europe and justice Human Rights Prisons and prisoners
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Prisoners’ vote action lodged
Monday, March 19, 2007
“Legal action to halt election lodged” STV
Posted by MM on Mon 19th Mar 2007 at 7:12 amEurope and justice Human Rights Prisons and prisoners
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European Fundamental Rights Agency launched amidst controversy
Friday, March 02, 2007
“EU fundamental rights agency launched despite doubts” EUObserver
“EU gets fundamental rights agency” BBC
“Fundamental Rights Agency opened amid criticism” Euractiv
See also
European Agency for Fundamental Rights
Europe and justice Human Rights
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Fife Police to start DNA sampling of registered sex offenders
Thursday, February 22, 2007
“Police to gather sex offender DNA ” BBC
“Sex cases DNA bank” Daily Record 22.2.07
Press release
“DNA samples taken from Fife’s sex offenders” Fife Police
Crime Prevention Civil Liberties Europe and justice Human Rights Gender and crime Police
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Independent reviewer’s second report on Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 published
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
“Watchdog urges action on terror control orders” Guardian
“Ministers are urged to prosecute terror suspects” Herald
“Terror suspects put on control orders ‘should be prosecuted’” Independent
“Police ‘should pursue terror suspects into mosques’” Scotsman
Crime Prevention Civil Liberties Europe and justice Human Rights
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Prison telephone call warning challenged by prisoner
Friday, February 09, 2007
“Convict takes Executive to court over ‘embarrassing’ telephone warning” Scotsman
“Another human rights challenge for prison service” Law Society Journal Online
Europe and justice Human Rights Prisons and prisoners
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Court of Session rules in favour of prisoners’ right to vote: legal aid award complaint
Monday, February 05, 2007
Update
“Ex-prisoner may win £5,000 in legal aid over voting case” Scotsman
“Anger at convict’s legal aid bill” BBC
Following posted on 05.02.07
“100 prisoners in legal fight over voting” Sunday Herald
Following posted on 26.01.07
“Jail ruling won’t stop elections: ministers” Courier
“Taxpayers to face legal bills as prisoners seek damages” Herald
“We are in rum company over prisoners’ rights” Herald
“Scottish judges have ruled that a ban on prisoner voting breaches human rights laws, but should inmates be allowed to vote?” Scotland on Sunday
“Prison vote fiasco set to cost millions in legal aid” Scotsman
“Prisoners’ votes are least of our worries” Scotsman. Article by Clive Fairweather, former Chief Inspector of Prisons.
“Holyrood row over May’s election ” BBC
“First Minister says prison decision will not derail election” STV
“Ministers hit back in prison election row” Evening Times
“Where we went wrong on human rights laws” Evening News
Following posted on 25.01.07
“Prisoner row may delay elections” Courier
“A boot in the ballots” Should they get the right?” “Outrage over vote for cons” Daily Record 25.1.07
“£7m for prisoners denied the vote at Holyrood elections” Herald
“Ministers had a year to act on jail voting” Herald
“Voting for prisoners” Herald
“Ruling on votes for prisoners could postpone 2007 Holyrood elections” Scotsman
“Incompetence over voting ban” Scotsman
“Court rules on prison voting ban” BBC
“Prisoners to get right to vote” STV
“Legality of May elections challenged” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Tories slam Executive weakness and expose SNP hypocrisy” Scottish Conservatives
“MacAskill: Court of Session Ruling ‘Utter Nonsense’” SNP
William Smith (AP) v K.D. Scott Electoral Registration Officer
Posted by MM on Mon 5th Feb 2007 at 8:35 amEurope and justice Human Rights Prisons and prisoners
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Parliamentary Report: 22nd - 26th January 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Posted by KM
on Wed 31st Jan 2007
at 2:51 pmEurope and justice Human Rights Gender and crime Domestic abuse Prostitution Legislation Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Prisons and prisoners
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Human rights and labelling children as persistent young offenders
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
“Persistent young offenders’ policy doubt” Holyrood.com
Posted by MM on Tue 19th Dec 2006 at 8:57 amCourts Europe and justice Human Rights Young People
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