UP! Child Rights - sign the petition now

Date: 21st October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Sign the 'UP! Child Rights' petition to encourage the UK Government to make children a priority with laws and systems to promote rights for every child.

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Eurochild contributes to report to UNCRPD Committee on the situation of children with disabilities

Date: 20th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

On 14th October 2013, Eurochild participated in the civil society consultation meeting organised by the European Disability Forum, to collect the evidence from NGOs about the progress achieved by the EU in the delivery of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that the EU ratified in 2010.

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cl@n childlaw & UNICEF give supplementary evidence on CYP Bill

Date: 20th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Both cl@n childlaw and UNICEF UK have provided the Education and Culture Committee with supplementary written evidence in respect of the Children and Young People Bill, following the oral evidence sessions at the Scottish Parliament.

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The Impact of Disability on the Lives of Young Children: Analysis of GUS Data

Date: 18th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This research project was commissioned by the Scottish Government: Children and Families Analysis, with the objective of undertaking an in-depth analysis of data from the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) to examine the circumstances and outcomes of children living with a disability in Scotland.

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Parental Access and Family Facilities Survey 2012-13

Date: 16th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This is the seventh and most comprehensive survey of Scottish hospitals admitting children and young people and while the survey has found many examples of good practice, the picture is uneven both within boards and across the system.

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Stage 1 oral evidence ends for the Children and Young People Bill

Date: 14th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The final session of oral evidence on the Children and Young People Bill to the Education and Culture Committee took place on Tuesday 8th October 2013.

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Become a member of Together!

Date: 14th October 2013
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Start the New Year off by showing your support for children's rights in Scotland by becoming a member of Together.

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Malala Yousafzai wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2013

Date: 13th October 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This year, Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan, who has risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world, won the International Children's Peace Prize 2013 on Friday 6th September.

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CRAE report to Ministry of Justice on economic, social and cultural rights

Date: 2nd October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

CRAE has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice's call for views on the issues that the UK Government should focus on in its 6th periodic report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

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Continuous child detention in UK

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Recent figures published by the UK Home Office suggest that children in the decision and removal phase of the asylum process are increasingly being detained in the UK.

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