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  • UK Labour commits to UNCRC incorporation

    Date: 30th July 2021
    Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    David Lammy MP, Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, has announced that a Labour government would adopt several new policies on strengthening human rights, including the incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into UK law.

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  • End Conversion Therapy Petition

    Date: 30th July 2021
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Civil Rights and Freedoms

    This petition calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge Scottish Government to ban the provision or promotion of LGBT+ conversion therapy in Scotland.

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  • EU Child Guarantee and Children's Rights Strategy launched

    Date: 8th April 2021
    Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    These two EU instruments set a clear framework for action by EU countries and institutions, to respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights, across all levels of government.

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  • Together responds to Independent Human Rights Act Review

    Date: 26th March 2021
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    Our response highlights that the Human Rights Act is a powerful and essential mechanism in upholding children’s human rights, and must be protected from any amendments which could diminish its effectiveness.

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  • UK Government gives update on its human rights record

    Date: 28th January 2021
    Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    The UK Government has published its mid-term report as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report sets out  what progress the UK has made towards recommendations received in 2017. It includes information provided by Scottish Government.

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  • New report - ‘Realising Rights, Changing Lives’

    Date: 13th January 2021
    Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    The report identifies good practice conducted by United Nations entities for effective reporting cycles. It shares ‘success’ factors which influence whether engagement with these reporting cycles have measurable improvements in the global enjoyment of children’s rights.

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  • Review of the UN human rights treaty body system published

    Date: 10th December 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

    The review considers the effectiveness of the UN human rights treaty body system and makes recommendations on how the system could be further strengthened and enhanced.

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  • Youth climate challenge reaches European Court of Human Rights

    Date: 10th December 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Non-discrimination, Right to life, survival and development, Respect for the views of the child

    The European Court of Human Rights has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a landmark climate action lodged by six youth campaigners.

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  • Update on Scotland’s second National Action Plan for Human Rights

    Date: 9th October 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    Scotland’s first National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) set out an ambitious roadmap towards a Scotland where everyone can live with human dignity. Scotland’s second National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP 2) seeks to further realise this aim.

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  • UK Government must urgently consider the human rights impact of COVID-19 measures says Joint Committee

    Date: 22nd September 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation, General principles

    Following a consultation, the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the impact of the response to COVID-19.

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  • New study on National Human Rights Institutions: challenges, promising practices and opportunities

    Date: 22nd September 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are critical for the protection and promotion of fundamental rights yet this report finds that their full potential is not always realised. It explores relevant developments, challenges and ways to maximise their impact.

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  • Research considers the extent to which civil society organisations refer to international human rights framework in own activities

    Date: 20th August 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    The research, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, focused on civil society organisations in England and Wales. In it, the ‘international human rights framework’ refers to all international human rights treaties and review mechanisms committed to by the UK.

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  • Launch of new database of Universal Periodic Review voluntary pledges and recommendations

    Date: 28th May 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Policies & procedures, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

    This database is a powerful tool to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and fundamental freedoms, as it includes more than 79,000 Universal Periodic Review recommendations and 1,500 voluntary pledges that States have made.

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  • OHCHR Media Guide to the new UN Independent Experts (2020)

    Date: 28th May 2020
    Category: Policies & procedures, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    This media guide provides information on the newly appointed Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts, outlining their profile, role and how you can contact them.

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  • Together launches its State of Children’s Rights Report

    Date: 11th March 2020
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Funding, General measures of implementation, General principles, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Special protection measures

    More than 50 charities and experts contributed to the report which considers the extent to which children in Scotland are able to exercise their human rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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  • Civil Society Brexit Project launches new website

    Date: 11th March 2020
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

    The site provides expert information, news, resources and Brexit-related advice for organisations across Scotland.

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  • Slides available from Human Rights Leadership Event

    Date: 11th March 2020
    Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Incorporation

    The event on 20th February 2020 provided delegates with an update on work of the National Taskforce on Human Rights, the second phase of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights, and perspectives from lived experience. 

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  • Together’s Director attends Geneva meeting on strengthening UN Treaty Bodies

    Date: 30th July 2019
    Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    The meeting on 1-2 July 2019 gathered NGOs from across the world to discuss mechanisms to strengthen UN Treaty Bodies, ahead of the 2020 review process.

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  • Children’s views included in new UN report on SDGs

    Date: 30th July 2019
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Respect for the views of the child

    The report on child rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) includes, for the first time, a section presenting children's views. 

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  • Proposal for Treaty on Business and Human Rights

    Date: 30th July 2019
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    A UN inter-governmental working group has published a revised draft for a proposed treaty on business and human rights.

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