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  • International Court of Justice makes judgement in South Africa v. Israel case

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: General measures of implementation

    South Africa presented its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), alleging Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The Order of 26 January 2024 by the International Court of Justice established that there is a real and imminent risk of irreparable damage to some of the rights asserted by South Africa and instructed Israel to prevent its military from committing acts which might be considered genocidal, to prevent and punish incitement to genocide, and to enable humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.

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  • Council of Europe publishes draft Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: General measures of implementation

    The Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) has decided to publish a draft of its Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. The UK has not yet indicated if it intends to become a signatory.

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  • Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

    Closing date: 14 February 2024

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  • Call for views: Scotland’s commissioner landscape: a strategic approach

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

    Closing date: 11 March 2024

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  • Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence Bill

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

    Closing date: 21st April 2024

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  • National Good Food Nation Plan

    Date: 9th February 2024
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

    Closing date: 22nd April 2024

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  • Education reform: Together’s consultation response

    Date: 8th February 2024
    Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

    The Scottish Government published a consultation for education reform last autumn. The consultation paper specifically focused on the new qualifications body and new approaches to inspection. 

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  • A Human Rights Bill for Scotland - Independent Analysis of Consultation Responses

    Date: 8th February 2024
    Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

    The Scottish Government ran a written consultation between 15 June 2023 and 5 October 2023, seeking views on a Human Rights Bill for Scotland (referred to as ‘the Bill’).  Alma Economics was commissioned by the Scottish Government to analyse the responses to the consultation

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  • Statement: Ofgem must do more to protect children’s rights from impact of forced pre-payment meters and energy disconnection

    Date: 8th February 2024
    Category: Child poverty

    Energy regulator Ofgem recently granted permission for three energy companies to restart a previously banned activity of force-fitting pre-payment meters in the homes of the most vulnerable. Read on to hear what Scotland’s Children and Young People’s Commissioner has said about the dangers of the practice for children and young people and their families.

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  • Creating a play friendly community with children

    Date: 8th February 2024
    Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities, Planning and community

    This research project by Silvia Veiga Seijo a PhD student at Queen Margaret University was created with children (based on children rights participation) about creating a play friendly community in Whitecraig, (East Lothian). The report was co-created by 17 children as co researchers alongside Silvia, and it is founded on children’s voices and perspectives.

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  • Media Ambassadors’ films 2023

    Date: 8th February 2024
    Category: Young carers

    The Media Ambassadors are a group of young carers, aged 16-18 who have taken part in film making training over the summer and attended the Scottish young carers festival to create films on issues important to them. This year, the group have created four films around the themes of transitions, mental health support, financial support and greater awareness of who young carers are.

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  • Now recruiting: help shape our State of Children’s Rights Report 2024!

    Date: 19th January 2024
    Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Respect for the views of the child

    Together is looking to recruit five organisations to join the development phase for our 2024 State of Children’s Rights Report. We’re looking for organisations who can support children and young people to test some draft engagement materials, provide us feedback and support us to create versions in alternative formats.

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  • Royal assent for UNCRC Bill!

    Date: 17th January 2024
    Category: General measures of implementation, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

    On the 16th of January 2024, royal assent was granted for the UNCRC Bill meaning its now officially an Act!  Most of its provisions will come into force in six months’ time (16th July 2024).

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  • World Children’s Day 2023: what you may have missed

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: General measures of implementation

    To mark World Children's Day 2023, Together released new research on the participation of children and young people in processes to monitor UNCRC implementation at local, national and international level. There was also an update from the Minister for Children and Young People as she released a conversation with young people about her next steps for incorporation.

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  • Breakfast within a rights-based food system

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Nutrition

    This UN Human Rights Day, Together is celebrating the right to food and the vital services provided by Magic Breakfast, who delivers free breakfasts to school children facing hunger every day. Read this blogpost by Magic Breakfast’s Finlay Allmond, as he explains the importance of a rights-based approach to Scotland’s food system.

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  • Letter to First Minister about human rights

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category:

    Together, alongside 57 other organisations, signed a letter to the First Minister on progressing human rights in Scotland. The letter talks about the different breaches of fundamental rights experienced by people living in Scotland and it urges the Scottish Government to take progressive measures to make all human rights a reality for everyone in Scotland.

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  • Attitudes to human rights in Scotland

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms

    People in Scotland are more likely to support human rights than not and are increasingly worried about having fewer human rights, according to new research published by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. The Commission asked public opinion specialists YouGov to carry out research to investigate public attitudes towards human rights in Scotland and published these results for Human Rights Day.

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  • Letter to First Minister of Scotland to increase Scottish Child Payment

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation

    Members of the End Child Poverty coalition in Scotland, alongside 150 other organisations including Together, are urging the First Minister Humza Yousaf to - as a first step - deliver on his commitment to increase the Scottish Child Payment to £30 per week.

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  • Christmas card competition Celcis

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: Respect for the views of the child

    CELCIS has selected a winning image for their annual Christmas card competition for 2023. With an amazing display of designs they had a real challenge to select a winner.

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  • The views and experiences of the children’s services workforce

    Date: 18th December 2023
    Category: Care Experienced children

    In 2022, the Scottish Government asked CELCIS to carry out a research study with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-makers about how best to deliver children’s services in Scotland. The purpose of the children’s services reform research is to answer the question: “what is needed to ensure that children, young people and families get the help they need, when they need it?”

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