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Date: 30th July 2019
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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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Date: 15th July 2019
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Right to life, survival and development, Respect for the views of the child, Child poverty
The group of 10-year-olds joined the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights before he formally presented his UK report to the UN Human Rights Council.
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Date: 21st June 2019
Category:
Child rights impact assessments, Respect for the views of the child
Together has responded to Scottish Government’s consultation on the provision of statutory guidance for children’s services planning under Part 3 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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Date: 18th April 2019
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Incorporation, Awareness-raising, Respect for the views of the child, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
A group of young Human Rights Defenders has been working with CYPCS for the past year to create recommendations for people in power in Scotland. Recommendations have now been published in the report 'Promote. Protect. Defend.'
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Date: 18th April 2019
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Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments, Optional protocol on a communications procedure, Respect for the views of the child
As we mark the 5th anniversary of the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the UNCRC on a Communications Procedure, UN officials have called for wider greater ratification of the instrument to strengthen children’s human rights across the world.
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Date: 18th April 2019
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Access to appropriate information, Protection of privacy, Freedom of association and peaceful assembly, Education, including vocational education, Respect for the views of the child
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child will draft a new General Comment on children's rights in relation to the digital environment. Together is seeking its members' views to help inform its submission to the Committee.
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Date: 17th April 2019
Category:
Mental health, Equal protection from violence, Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Bullying, Non-discrimination, Respect for the views of the child, Best interests of the child, Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children
respectme have launched stage three of the Choose Respect anti-bullying campaign which focuses on the theme of ‘Building Empathy’.
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Date: 11th February 2019
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Respect for the views of the child, Training, Education, including vocational education
Contributions wanted for ‘Theory and Practice of Voice in Early Childhood: A Guide for the Early Years’.
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Date: 11th February 2019
Category:
Access to appropriate information, Awareness-raising, Respect for the views of the child, Age of criminal responsibility, Child justice system
In 2018, Police Scotland launched its first dedicated Facebook page for young people along with re-designing its digital platforms to ensure information is available when needed.
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Date: 18th December 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
Ms. Renate Winter, Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child has presented Child Rights Connect and the Children’s Advisory Team with a thank you letter for leading the design and delivery of the Day of General Discussion 2018.
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Date: 4th December 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
To celebrate World Children's Day 2018, Eurochild, UNICEF, the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights and 700 children and young people presented the results of the Europe Kids Want survey in the European Parliament.
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Date: 16th November 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
A new partnership agreement between the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Youth Parliament aims to ensure young people are involved at the heart of politics.
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Date: 6th November 2018
Category:
Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child
Together joined two of its members, Children's Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament, at Eurochild's 2018 Conference in Croatia. The conference took place from 29th-31st October 2018 and brought together practitioners, researchers, charities, children and young people from across Europe to discuss positive examples of children and young people being involved in decision-making.
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Date: 21st September 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
100 children and young people took part in a special edition of First Minister’s Question Time in Glasgow on Wednesday 13th September 2018 titled ‘FMQT Next Generation’. As part of the Year of Young People 2018, the event sought to provide children and young people with the opportunity to ask questions to Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister for Scotland, and share their views on a range of issues. The hour-long programme was featured on STV’s ‘Scotland Tonight’ on Thursday 14th September and has since been made available to watch online.
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Date: 12th September 2018
Category:
Child justice system, Children of prisoners, Care Experienced children, Respect for the views of the child
Our Hearings, Our Voice (OHOV) has opened applications for their new board which aims to bring together children and young people who are interested in influencing and shaping the Children’s Hearings System in Scotland.
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Date: 12th September 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
The Children and Young People’s Panel on Europe met for the first time on Saturday 18th August to learn more about their rights as children and young people and what their role as advisors on the Brexit negotiations to the government will entail.
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Date: 10th September 2018
Category:
Best interests of the child, Respect for the views of the child
Together has responded to questions posed by the Scottish Government on Brexit and cross-border family law. The response draws from our October 2017 report which considered the issue in detail.
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Date: 29th August 2018
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Respect for the views of the child, Care Experienced children
The Court of Session has ruled that a 14-year-old boy should be able to apply to participate fully in his brother’s children’s hearing.
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Date: 28th August 2018
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Respect for the views of the child, Care Experienced children
Scottish Government has published this consultation in order to seek views on the establishment of a Commissioner to provide independent oversight of biometric data and a proposed Statutory Code of Practice covering biometric data and technologies.
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Date: 25th July 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
Together is working in partnership with Children in Scotland to set up a Children and Young People's Panel on Europe which will provide advice to the Scottish Government on issues related to Brexit.
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