New Father-Friendly resource published

Date: 1st June 2016
Category: Parental responsibilities

What does father-proofing mean in practice? As part of Year of the Dad, two major new papers have been presented showing exactly how organisations often unconsciously exclude dads - and the huge growth in those who have turned 'father-friendly'.

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Together stands against Human Rights Act repeal

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Together has joined with the British Institute for Human Rights, Liberty, Amnesty International and many other prominent human rights organisations to publicly commit to oppose any attempt to repeal the Human Rights Act (HRA).

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Protecting children from exposure to alcohol marketing

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Children affected by substance misuse

Together have recently supported this joint campaign to protect children from exposure to alcohol marketing.

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Children’s Parliament publish new Project Blogs

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Awareness-raising

Children's Parliament are currently running several different projects in several communities across Scotland. To keep track of so much activity, they have taken to the blogosphere.

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Report to UN Committee on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights – the Right to Food

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Right to life, survival and development

Nourish Scotland is participating in the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) review of the UK's performance of rights. Responding to the Committee's List of Issues, this report reviews the obligations of the UK Government, and the Scottish Government where the matter concerned is devolved, under Article 11 of ICESCR, specifically in relation to the right to food.

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Update on GUS: Funding and report impacts

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Parental guidance, Family Environment and Alternative Care

GUS updates include 1) The Scottish Government has commissioned ScotCen Social Research to carry out further rounds of face to face data collection with both groups of families taking part in GUS and 2) Recent reports which draw on GUS research findings.

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Playing with Quality and Equality: a review of inclusive play in Scotland

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

The 'Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Action Plan' sets out a vision of Scotland as 'a nation which values play as a life-enhancing daily experience for all our children and young people'.

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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR): Scottish Government response to List of Issues

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

The Scottish Government has published its report on the implementation of the ICESCR.

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Reunite Campaign

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Family reunification

UNICEF UK have recently launched a campaign to reunite unaccompanied children with family members living in the UK. The campaign asks UK Government to take urgent twofold action.

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Addressing the needs of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and child refugees in Scotland

Date: 18th May 2016
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

This briefing paper arises out of concern surrounding the refugee crisis, and looks more specifically at what can be done in Scotland to better support unaccompanied children who arrive in Scotland as asylum seekers or refugees.

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