Date: 18th February 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Presentations and video summaries are available for the first learning sessions of the Early Years Collaborative that took place on the 24th and 25th January 2013.

Date: 4th February 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Children's Rights will feature prominently on the agenda at the Human Rights Council's 22nd Session (25 February to 22 March 2013), most notably during the Annual Day on the Rights of the Child - this year focusing on the right to health - scheduled to take place on 7 March 2013.

Date: 29th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

A manual has been created by the Netherlands Youth Institute as the main outcome of the Daphne Project 'Prevent and Combat Child Abuse: What works? An overview of regional approaches, exchange and research' that was funded by the European Commission.

Date: 29th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is carrying out a Scotland-wide mapping exercise to help the third sector deal with the impact of UK welfare reforms.

Date: 17th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Beth Smith, Director of WithScotland, is chairing a steering group to update and review the Scottish Government's 'National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland'.

Date: 9th January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Launched in partnership with UNICEF, Guardian Sustainable Business' focus on the rights of children and business' responsibilities towards them coincided with the launch of a set of ten guiding principles on child rights and business in March 2012.

Date: 3rd January 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Forum on the Rights of the child took place in Brussels on 13th-14th November 2012. Its aim was to support the child protection systems through the implementation of the EU Agenda for the rights of the child.

Date: 5th December 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

On 3rd December, around one thousand people took part in the largest global discussion to date on how governments and businesses are moving to address the impacts of business activities on human rights.

Date: 20th November 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The UK must incorporate children's rights into domestic law or risk the development and wellbeing of young people

Date: 10th November 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

On 10 November the Republic of Ireland passed the Thirty First Amendment to the Constitution, which provides additional rights protections for children

Date: 2nd November 2012
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

This new online self-access course covers the application of the law, human rights, medical ethics and rules of professional conduct of medical care for children.

Date: 1st November 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Human Rights Commission launched of a report summarising the findings of a three year scoping project to review research on the realisation of internationally recognised human rights in Scotland.

Date: 2nd October 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

Both the UK and the Scottish Governments have formally responded to the recommendations contained in the Report of the UN Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review.

Date: 24th September 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The State of Children's Rights report 2012 was launched at an event attended by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.

Date: 17th September 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review, Respect for the views of the child

Together and Children in Scotland have published a joint briefing on the proposals outlined in the Children and Young People Bill consultation.

Date: 20th August 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Government is set to introduce a new Children and Young People's Bill later this year.

Date: 23rd July 2012
Category: Respect for the views of the child, General measures of implementation

On Saturday 7 July 2012, children and young people from across Britain travelled to London to have their say on the future protection of human rights in the UK at a special consultation day organised by the British Institute of Human Rights and the Rights of the Children Coalition UK (ROCK).

Date: 23rd July 2012
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Rights of the Child is drafting a General Comment on Child Rights and the Business Sector.

Date: 20th July 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Scottish Government has launched a new national website with clear, accessible information on what the public should do if they are concerned for a child's welfare.

Date: 17th July 2012
Category: Equal protection from violence, General measures of implementation

A group of children's charities has called for a ban on smacking youngsters to be introduced to Scotland.