Scotland’s rights institutions publish annual reports

Date: 30th October 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland (CYPCS) and the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) have published its annual reports, highlighting some of the ways they helped to protect and promote human and children's rights in Scotland during 2016-2017.

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Scotland to introduce equal protection for children

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Equal protection from violence

Scotland is expected to become the first UK nation to introduce equal protection for children after John Finnie MSPs' Bill received the backing of Scottish Government.

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Launch of Right Here, Right Now campaign to incorporate the UNCRC

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Incorporation, Awareness-raising

The Scottish Youth Parliament's (SYP) campaign on young people's rights, Right Here, Right Now - which launched on Friday 27th October - is calling on the nation's policy makers for full incorporation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scots law.

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Better Brexit Report

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

My Life My Say, a new report co-published by APPG Brexit and LSE, finds that young people in the UK are worried that Brexit will increase inequality and intolerance.

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Using children’s rights in homelessness policy

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Social security

This new briefing from CRAE explains how taking a children's rights approach to homeless policy could help challenge and tackle issues of children experiencing homelessness and being forced to live in temporary accommodation such as Bed and Breakfasts, often for long periods of time.

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Asylum: up to 400 refugee children stranded in France

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

As many as 400 unaccompanied refugee children who claim to have relatives in the UK are trapped in France, where their asylum cases are not being actively considered, human rights lawyers have said in a new report.

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Scotland’s National Action Plan – Your Views

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The SHRC are seeking views from people across Scotland about their experiences when it comes to human rights.

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National Improvement Framework: Consultation on measuring the attainment gap and milestones towards closing it (1)

Date: 29th October 2017
Category:

Scottish Government has undertaken to consult on proposals for close the attainment gap and to publish its proposals as part of the 2018 Improvement Plan in December.

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Anti-Bullying Week 2017

Date: 29th October 2017
Category: Bullying

Anti-Bullying Week will take place from the 13th-17th November. Respect me are asking adults and young people to get involved in a national conversation about what #respectmeans to them.

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Consultation for Scottish Youth Parliament’s 64th National Sitting

Date: 17th October 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) are seeking the views of young people on specific political topics that Members of Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYPs) will then share during workshops at their 64th National Sitting.

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