Advisory Group on Human Rights meets for the first time

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Scotland's new independent Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership, which will develop recommendations on how Scotland can promote and support human rights, has met for the first time.

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SCRA publish report for young people on Corporate Parenting

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Care Experienced children

SCRA has released a report aimed at young people which highlights some of the progress made since publishing its Corporate Parenting Plan last year.

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New briefing paper on the ‘poverty of aspiration’ myth

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Child poverty

The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships has published a paper which uses data from the Growing Up in Scotland survey to dispel the myth of the 'poverty of aspiration.'

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Report published on progress made in youth employment

Date: 31st January 2018
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Scottish Government has released the third annual report detailing progress on the youth employment strategy, Developing the Young Workforce.

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SAMH survey shows lack of mental health training in teachers

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Mental health

A report released by SAMH entitled 'Going To Be ... Well Trained' highlights the lack of adequate mental health training available for teachers in Scotland.

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“State of Child Health: One Year On” report highlights progress made in Scotland

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The RCPCH has published a 'scorecard' to assess the progress that has been made in policy relating to child health since the College's 2017 State of Child Health report.

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New report published on the use of the UNCRC in court

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

CRIN has released a new report which analyses the use of the CRC in courts around the world to challenge abuses of children's rights.

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Human Rights in Scotland

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee are undertaking an enquiry into 'Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament.'

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A Connected Scotland: Tackling social isolation and loneliness and building stronger social connections

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Following the recommendation from Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee to develop a national strategy for tackling social isolation and loneliness, Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the issue as part of the strategy-development process.

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EU (Withdrawal) Bill Update: Equality and Human Rights Commission criticises UK Government's right-by-right analysis of the EU Charter

Date: 30th January 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

On 16th January 2018, Together highlighted criticisms which had been made about the UK Government's "right-by-right" analysis of the EU Charter (read the article here ). This criticism has continued and on 18th January 2018 the Equality and Human Rights Commission published a Legal Opinion on the matter. In this Opinion, Jason Coppel QC concludes that removing the Charter will result in a reduction in rights, contrary to what the UK Government claims.

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