Hundreds of 'restraint injuries' at special schools

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Restraint, Disabled children, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Hundreds of children have been injured while being physically restrained in special schools, according to figures obtained by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to Local Authorities. The figures revealed at least 731 injuries in the past three years.

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Successful intervention in Supreme Court case regarding offences committed as a child

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Child justice system, Protection of privacy

The Supreme Court has ruled that Scottish law on sexual offences committed against children is not compatible with the right to private life.

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Scottish Human Rights recommendations for 2017 UPR

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

The UPR is a way of holding countries to account for their compliance with international human rights laws and standards.

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Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Legislation and enforcement need to be improved to ensure adequate protection of workers' human rights, a report published by the Joint Committee on Human Rights has found.

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Child Participation Strategy endorsed

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

For the first time, children and young people facilitated discussions at the Eurochild Members' Day to gather views on the Child Participation Strategy, which was formally endorsed the following day at the General Assembly in Brussels.

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Protecting all children in migration: Commission outlines priority actions

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Child trafficking, Children in situations of exploitation

Over the past two years, a growing number of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families. The Commission has set out actions to reinforce the protection of all migrant children at all stages of the process.

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National Youth Work Strategy Evaluation

Date: 14th April 2017
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This survey is part of the evaluation of the impact of the first two years of the National Youth Work Strategy 2014-19. The evaluation is being carried out by YouthLink Scotland in partnership with Education Scotland and the Scottish Government.

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Independent review of hate crime legislation

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Lord Bracadale has been appointed by the Scottish Ministers to undertake an independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland. He is looking at the existing offences that come under the umbrella of "hate crime" so that he can form a view as to how well the present law works.

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Improving Educational Outcomes for Children and Young People from Travelling Cultures

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

The Scottish Government have worked with stakeholders to develop guidance to support those working with Traveller children and young people to improve educational outcomes over time. This consultation is seeking your views on the draft guidance.

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Brexit: Rights at Risk

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

Experts from 12 different civil society organisations have outlined the potential impacts on rights in Scotland of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

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