The Future for Equality and Human Rights

Date: 5th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Funding

A new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) explores the impact on equality and human rights of the UK government proposal of replacing EU Structural Funds with a ‘UK Shared Prosperity Fund’ when we leave the EU.

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Together’s joint submission on Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment

Date: 5th June 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Together, along with Child Rights Connect, presented a joint submission with the Centre for Human Rights and Citizenship Education of the Dublin City University Institute of Education and the Centre for Children’s Rights at Queen’s University Belfast on the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s concept note for a General Comment on children’s rights in relation to the digital environment.

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Annual Cabinet Meeting with children and people - report

Date: 5th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government has published a report on progress and setting out actions agreed at the Cabinet meeting with children and young people in March 2018.

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MSPs back giving children equal protection from assault

Date: 4th June 2019
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect, Family Environment and Alternative Care

On Tuesday 28 th May, MSPs overwhelmingly backed in principle a bill to give children equal protection from assault. MSPs voted by 80 to 29 in favour of the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill, with only the Conservatives voting against, after its first stage debate.

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Growing Up in Scotland: How do socio-economic factors affect primary schoolchildren's language ability?

Date: 4th June 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This report investigates the improvement of language ability during the primary school years and identifies factors which appear to help and hinder improvement over this period.

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UN report on extreme poverty in the UK

Date: 4th June 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights released his final report from his visit to the UK late last year. UN Special Rapporteur, Phillip Alston, details just how austerity measures have negatively affected society in the UK and that "the bottom line is that much of the glue that has held British society together since the Second World War has been deliberately removed and replaced with a harsh and uncaring ethos."

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UN Human Rights Commissioner presents 2018 Report

Date: 4th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

On Friday, 14 th June, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, will present the UN Human Rights Report 2018 OHCHR's latest yearly report on its human rights work around the world. Page 9 of the report talks about child human rights defenders advising the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Joint Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

Date: 4th June 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

In an effort to keep mainstreaming child rights in the work of the Special Rapporteur, Child Rights Connect and its members worked jointly on a submission highlighting some of the main challenges faced by children human rights defenders to combat impunity.

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More than 300 EU election candidates pledged to become Child Rights Champions

Date: 3rd June 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Eurochild, along with 15 other NGOs, is advocating to create a new Children's Rights Intergroup in the European Parliament.

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Final phase of #ChooseRespect is live!

Date: 29th May 2019
Category: Bullying, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

r espect me compiled a list of free anti-bullying teaching materials and campaign resources that will help you spark conversations with young people about the importance of positive and respectful relationships.

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