HRC40 resolutions tabled: Rights of the Child, HRDs and 30th anniversary of the UNCRC

Date: 2nd April 2019
Category: Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Child Rights Connect has been following three resolutions at the Human Rights Council that were tabled on 14th March 2019 on empowering children with disabilities, recognising children as environmental human rights defenders and celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the UNCRC.

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UN human rights experts applaud children fighting climate change

Date: 2nd April 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

In response to the adoption of the Resolution on environmental human rights defenders , Child Rights Connect has shared a press release circulated by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, jointly with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and the Special Rapporteur. They highlight the importance of the resolution for children who are currently standing up for their right to a healthy and sustainable environment.

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Scottish Government set to miss its child poverty targets

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Child poverty, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Health and health services

The Scottish Government is at risk of missing its own child poverty targets by more than 100,000 children, according to projections from the Resolution Foundation.

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Commitment towards children’s transition from institutional to family and community-based care grows

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Opening Doors for Europe’s Children – a pan-European campaign that advocates for strengthening families and ending institutional care – released 16 country fact sheets about the progress with the transition from institutional to family and community-based care (also known as deinstitutionalisation) in 2018.

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Romanian EU Presidency to host Children’s Summit on the Future of Europe

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles

The Romanian Presidency of the European Union has made “children’s right to participate in decisions that affect them” a top priority in the EU.

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The Committee on the Rights of the child supports various initiatives of its partners to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Convention.

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Rights of the Child continues to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC. The Committee is collaborating with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and organizing a series of activities throughout 2019 that aim to encourage States parties to renew their commitment to the Convention by putting children’s rights at the forefront of national agendas.

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Consultation: Children’s Services Planning: Provision of Statutory Guidance

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

Date : 25 March to 17 June 2019. The Scottish Government is holding a formal consultation on the continued effectiveness of statutory guidance provided to Community Planning Partnerships in support of Part 3 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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Together submits shadow report to UN Committee against Torture

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: Equal protection from violence, Restraint, Care Experienced children, Protection from abuse or neglect, Right to life, survival and development, Best interests of the child, UN Convention Against Torture (CAT)

Together has submitted a shadow report to the UN Committee against Torture for consideration as part of its 2019 review of the UK. This report highlights key concerns expressed by our members, and suggests recommendations the UN Committee could make to address these.

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Together receives Scottish Government response to joint letter on minimum age of criminal responsibility

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: Age of criminal responsibility

The Scottish Government has responded to a joint letter from Together and the Centre for Youth and Criminal Justice (CYCJ) calling for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be increased to 14 in line with minimum international standards.

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2018 ROCK Conference report now available

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The report from the 2018 Rights of the Child UK (ROCK) Conference is now available online.

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