Date: 23rd January 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Special protection measures, General measures of implementation

Deadline: 24th January 2025 

Date: 23rd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

Laura Wijnberg a trainee psychologist at the University of Edinburgh is conducting research to explore how family communication impacts young people’s mental health. The study aims to identify which ways of communicating are helpful or unhelpful in family settings.  

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Special protection measures

Together has responded to the UK Youth Select Committee inquiry on social media and youth violence, highlighting the importance of protecting children’s rights online. Drawing on evidence from its State of Children’s Rights Report and from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 2023 Concluding Observations, Together emphasises the need for urgent action to make digital spaces safer and more child-friendly. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Clan Childlaw are hiring a Legal Policy Manager (Together Partnership) to play a key role in empowering the children’s sector to use the law to drive systemic change and ensure children experience their rights in practice. This exciting new role will be central to delivery of an innovative joint project between Clan Childlaw and Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights), funded by the Human Rights Fund.  

Date: 22nd January 2025
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The Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRCS) has submitted a detailed joint report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) as part of the UK’s review on implementing these rights.  

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation

The High Court in Edinburgh has ruled that the Lord Advocate's power to prosecute children falls within the scope of the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General principles, General measures of implementation

A new tool to monitor Scotland’s progress in improving social care for children has been unveiled. The Promise Progress Framework was developed by The Promise Scotland, the Scottish Government, and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA). 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms

A new toolkit has been released to guide professionals and practitioners on how to listen to and involve babies, toddlers, and young children in decisions that impact their lives. Designed for those working with children under five, it offers practical advice, good practice examples, and insights into supporting early childhood participation. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General principles

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms everyday life, experts are raising concerns about its impact on children, who often interact with AI without realising it. At the UN Internet Governance Forum, 5Rights hosted a panel discussing how AI regulation can address risks to children’s rights. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation

MPs have been debating new proposals which seek to safeguard thousands of children whose rights are most at risk across England and Wales. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General measures of implementation, Special protection measures

A new report from Northern Ireland’s Executive Office highlights the ongoing crisis of violence against women and girls. The report, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls: Adult Experiences and Attitudes in Northern Ireland 2023, reveals troubling gender disparities and the urgent need for action.  

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the start of a ceasefire in Gaza, which also saw the release of hostages and the arrival of urgently needed food aid. The ceasefire, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States, marks a critical step in addressing the severe humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General principles

UNICEF has called 2024 one of the most devastating years for children affected by conflict, with unprecedented numbers of young lives disrupted by violence, displacement, and deprivation. 

Date: 22nd January 2025
Category: General principles, General measures of implementation

The European Union Children's Participation Platform has unveiled its 2025-26 Work Plan, co-created with children to focus on the issues that matter most to them.  

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Ahead of the Scottish Parliament debate on Human Rights Day yesterday, Together provided a briefing for MSPs urging children’s rights to be recognised as human rights, to address constitutional barriers to enable rights to be fully embedded, and to bring back the Human Rights Bill for Scotland.

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Special protection measures, Child justice system

The Scottish Government has completed a public consultation on proposed changes to the Children’s Hearings System, with a strong emphasis on including the views of children and young people who have experienced the system.

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Organisations across the sector have welcomed the Scottish Government's decision to end the two-child benefit cap, calling it a significant step toward reducing child poverty. In this article we hear from Children in Scotland.

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Commission's first annual State of the Nation report to the Scottish Parliament was published on Human Rights Day – 10th December – 2024 and focuses on civil and political rights. Find the report here!

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and Save the Children highlights major inequalities in childcare access across England, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the UK Government’s free childcare expansion for poorer families.

Date: 11th December 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

During Homelessness Awareness Week this year, alarming figures reveal a growing crisis in Northern Ireland, with over 5,000 children now living in temporary accommodation—a 99% increase in five years.