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  • Now recruiting: help shape our State of Children’s Rights Report 2024!

    Date: 19th January 2024
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Respect for the views of the child

    Together is looking to recruit five organisations to join the development phase for our 2024 State of Children’s Rights Report. We’re looking for organisations who can support children and young people to test some draft engagement materials, provide us feedback and support us to create versions in alternative formats.

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  • Scotland must do more to uphold children’s human rights, says UN Committee

    Date: 9th June 2023
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued almost 200 recommendations to the UK and Scottish Government following its review of their children’s rights records last month.

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  • Together attends child rights review in Geneva!

    Date: 9th June 2023
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Last month, Together joined #TeamScotlandUN members Children’s Parliament, the Scottish Youth Parliament and the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland to  influence the UK’s review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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  • Join our State of Children’s Rights webinars!

    Date: 15th September 2022
    Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is preparing to review the UK’s human rights record in May 2023. Join our evidence-gathering webinars to help inform our report to the UN Committee about what things are really like for children and families in Scotland.

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  • Reporting to the United Nations

    Date: 2nd August 2022
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

    A big thank you to all our members, children and young people for their responses to our recent survey on urgent issues which effect children and young people in Scotland. Your responses will help us write a report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, highlighting what the Scottish and UK governments should be doing to better respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights.

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  • Together submits report to UN Committee

    Date: 10th December 2020
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

    The report highlights 30 key issues for children in Scotland and will inform the initial stages of the UK’s next review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

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  • Independent evaluation of SNAP (2013-2017) published

    Date: 30th July 2019
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    The review of the first phase of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) has now been published.

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  • Together’s 2019 State of Children’s Rights survey is now live!

    Date: 15th July 2019
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Complete our survey to help shape our 2019 State of Children’s Rights report! Your input will help build a picture of the current state of children’s rights in Scotland and identify where further work is needed.

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  • Together launches #RightTime blog campaign series

    Date: 30th April 2019
    Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, General measures of implementation, General principles, Incorporation

    Following on from the First Minister’s commitment to incorporation of the UNCRC within the next two years, Together are publishing a series of blogs over the month of May to highlight that now is the #RightTime to incorporate. Case studies from Together’s members show why it is vital for children and young people’s rights to be enshrined in Scots law.

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  • First Minster announces plan to incorporate UNCRC within next 2 years

    Date: 30th April 2019
    Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation, General principles, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon has committed to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law within the next two years. In her keynote speech to the SNP conference, the First Minister said:

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  • Promote. Protect. Defend: Young Human Rights Defenders produce report calling for greater support for human rights in Scotland

    Date: 18th April 2019
    Category: 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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  • Progressing Children's Rights in Scotland - An Action Plan 2018-2021: Consultation Analysis

    Date: 17th April 2019
    Category: General measures of implementation, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    In July 2018, the Scottish Government opened a public consultation on its draft Action Plan for Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland between 2018 and 2021.

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  • Scottish Government Publishes Action Plan for Children’s Rights

    Date: 11th February 2019
    Category: Awareness-raising, Child rights impact assessments, Child rights indicators, Incorporation, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Scottish Government has published an Action Plan and Report for Children’s Rights entitled ‘Progressing Human Rights for Children in Scotland’.

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  • First Minister announces commitment to incorporate UNCRC principles into domestic law

    Date: 12th September 2018
    Category: Incorporation, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Policies & procedures

    The First Minister has announced a commitment to incorporate the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law as part of the Programme for Government 2018/19 launched on the 4th September 2018.

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  • Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership launches website

    Date: 25th July 2018
    Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    The First Minister's Advisory Group on Human Rights leadership, established to make recommendations on how Scotland can further promote human rights, has launched a website containing latest news from the group and details on how to get involved.

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  • Progressing Children’s Rights in Scotland: An Action Plan 2018-2021

    Date: 25th July 2018
    Category: General measures of implementation, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Scottish Government is seeking views on their children's rights Action Plan, which will set out how they plan to take forward children's rights over the next three years.

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  • Report published on young people’s views of the Concluding Observations

    Date: 23rd May 2018
    Category: Respect for the views of the child, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    A new report by Article 12 highlights the views, opinions and recommendations of young people following research which was undertaken with children and young people on the UN Committee.

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  • Together responds to inquiry on Human Rights and Scottish Parliament

    Date: 16th March 2018
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Together has responded to the inquiry into Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament, highlighting the need to engage children in the work of the Parliament.

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  • Together’s Assistant Research Officer presents to Cross Party Group on Brexit

    Date: 27th February 2018
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    Together's Assistant Research Officer presented at a meeting of the Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Brexit to highlight the potential impact of Brexit on the rights of children and young people.

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  • Together hosts Parliamentary reception and Rights Road Trip

    Date: 17th January 2018
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

    In December, Together held two events which were both attended by the newly appointed Minister for Childcare and Early Years Maree Todd MSP.

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