Annual Report 2024-25: Reflecting on a year of progress

We are pleased to share our Annual Report 2024-25, which highlights a year of significant developments in the promotion and protection of the human rights of babies, children and young people across Scotland.

Introducing our annual report, our Chair, Susan Hunter, says:

“This year has felt like a turning point for children’s rights in Scotland. With the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 finally coming into force in July, Together has moved from years of campaigning to the practical work of making rights a reality.”

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Annual Report 2024-25

Research launch: Access to Justice for Babies and Young Children Across 12 Jurisdictions Report

In partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s LLM in Human Rights Law, we are launching a timely report to showcase ongoing efforts to ensure that children’s rights are meaningfully realised in Scotland. It follows the work of Together’s “Tiny Rights Detectives” project, which explored how the youngest children experience and understand their rights.

The investigation highlighted serious gaps in access to justice for babies and young children, sparking the need for a deeper exploration of international practices. A key learning from this work is that babies and young children are largely invisible when it comes to access to justice mechanisms. Despite being rights-holders from birth under the UNCRC, their needs are often excluded from mainstream justice discussions, making this invisibility a central finding of the report.

Children's Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework

We're delighted that the Children's Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework is now available.

The Framework provides access to resources and training on children’s rights and on taking a children’s human rights approach.

The resources can be used across a wide range of sectors, giving users an enhanced understanding of how they can respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights.  

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https://www.togetherscotland.org.uk/framework/

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