Date: 7th November 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Brexit Civil Society Alliance has launched a new website which aims to provide accessible, up-to-date resources on what Brexit means for civil society and showcase what Brexit work civil society is doing.

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Since its launch in February this year, the Young Scot 5Rights Youth Leadership Group has been investigating different aspects of the digital world – particularly around how young people can support each other around their digital rights, the role that businesses can play in realising young people’s rights, what cyber resilience means to young people, and how innovative technology can help young people exercise their rights in the digital world.

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care

Scottish Government is looking to develop a Bill which aims to strengthen the existing legislative framework for protecting women and girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The Bill seeks to introduce protection orders for women and girls at risk, and place guidance for professionals on a statutory footing.

Date: 19th October 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Together has supported a joint submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry into the effectiveness of the Human Rights Act (1998).

Date: 9th October 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A new Scottish Human Rights Defenders Fellowship has been launched, with the first three Fellows welcomed to Scotland.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A judicial review is being sought of the Home Office which will challenge the fee that is charged for registering a child as a British citizen. The current fee is £1,012, which is a 51% increase since 2014.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a new set of findings on the differences in legal minimum ages across the EU with the aim of eliminating inconsistencies and lifting arbitrary restricting which result from different age thresholds.

Date: 27th November 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

ScotRail has banned the use of controversial 'anti-loitering' devices (known as mosquito devices) at train stations across the network, after they were condemned by the Children's Commissioner.

Date: 2nd October 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms

A renewed campaign to lower the voting age to 16 in Northern Ireland cites encouragement and inspiration by young people's engagement in both the Scottish Referendum and the most recent General Election.

Date: 24th July 2017
Category: Non-discrimination, Freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Civil Rights and Freedoms

A new 'mosquito device' has been installed, despite the evidence of their harmful and discriminatory impact on children and young people.

Date: 13th June 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A new report presented to the Scottish Government finds that more than half (59%) of young people have experienced or know someone who has been effected by bullying online. Two in five (41%) young people have admitted they don't know if their rights are being observed in the digital world.

Date: 13th June 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A former UN Special Rapporteur has called for an independent review of the UK's 'divisive' counter terrorism strategy, Prevent.

Date: 16th May 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The code says statutory searches must be "necessary, proportionate and in accordance with the law". There is also specific guidance on dealing with children and vulnerable adults.

Date: 7th February 2017
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Commissioner's office has released a statement regarding the Deputy First Minister's response to statutory powers for teachers to search pupils for weapons in school.

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The next Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) elections will be in March 2017, and the call for candidates is now open.

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

This new report by the Electoral Reform Society evaluates the conduct of the EU referendum and makes suggestions for future improvement, including recommending votes from age 16 across the UK and the extension of citizenship education in schools.

Date: 6th September 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In England, a 14-year-old boy is launching a legal challenge against London's Metropolitan police and his local council over a failure to provide a safer alternative to detention in police cells.

Date: 24th August 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In their submission, CRIN have highlighted several areas of children's rights that warrant further discussion, including: children's right to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, the right to vote, and access to justice and challenging public decisions.

Date: 27th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Communications Committee has launched an inquiry looking at the impact of the internet on children. The inquiry will explore the risks and dangers presented to children by pervasive access to the internet, as well as the benefits.

Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report that urges the UK Government to reconsider its counter extremism strategy. Echoing recent recommendations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the JCHR calls for rigorous and transparent reporting about the operation of the Prevent Duty in schools.