Together signs joint letter to the Prime Minister, calling for a commitment to safeguarding universal human rights

Date: 10th December 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

To mark Human Rights Day on the 10 th December 2018, Together has signed a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for a commitment to safeguarding universal human rights as the UK prepares to exit the European Union.

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Countdown to Human Rights Day: Together joins #AllOurRights10 Campaign

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Protection of privacy

Together’s Director, Juliet Harris, is one of ten individuals to be featured in a short film series sharing stories of people working to protect and promote human rights produced by the Scottish Human Rights Commission to mark the countdown to Human Rights Day.

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Together’s Director presents at Families Outside’s National Conference

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Children of prisoners

At Families Outside ’s National Conference last month, Juliet Harris gave a presentation on the significance of the Council of Europe’s Guidelines to protect children of imprisoned parents.

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Getting Rights Right: New Report from Equalities and Human Rights Committee endorses Scottish Government’s commitment to incorporate UNCRC in Scots Law

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Incorporation

Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee has published its report on Human Rights in Scotland which welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to incorporate the principles of the UNCRC into Scots Law. The Committee calls for the commitment to be taken forward in this parliamentary session.

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Poverty and Inequality Commission present recommendations to support families affected by poverty in school holidays

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Child poverty

In their recommendations to Scottish Government, the Poverty and Inequality Commission highlight the pressures faced by children and families living in poverty across Scotland during school holidays. As emphasised recently the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights following his 10-day visit to the UK, poverty is fundamentally a human rights violation and children are amongst those disproportionately impacted. As outlined in the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s new briefing , families face a range of pressures during the school holidays. These include food insecurity and childcare, but also relate to wider finances, play and activities, parenting, and social isolation. Such pressures have the strong potential to significantly compromise children’s rights to an adequate standard of living, care and play, to name a few, as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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700 Children and Young People takeover European Parliament on World Children’s Day to discuss Europe’s future with decision makers

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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Consultation - Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 4th December 2018
Category: Equal protection from violence

Closing date: 25 th January 2019

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Together celebrates Universal Children’s Day 2018

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Awareness-raising, Incorporation

Together joined members from across Scotland to celebrate Universal Children’s Day on Tuesday 20 th November at the Children’s Parliament’s National Sitting in Edinburgh and YouthLink Scotland’s National Conference in Glasgow.

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Together meets with UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights to highlight the importance of incorporating the UNCRC to tackle child poverty

Date: 21st November 2018
Category: Child poverty

“Great misery has been inflicted […] on millions of children who are being locked into a cycle of poverty from which most will have great difficulty escaping.”

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UN launch consultation to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old days after Scottish Parliament debate Bill to raise the age from 8 to 12 years old

Date: 16th November 2018
Category: General Comments, Age of criminal responsibility

The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill - to raise the age from age 8 to 12 – was debated at Stage 1 by MSPs in Parliament on Tuesday 13 th November 2018.

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