Lifelong Links project: helping Care-Experienced children and young people build lasting connections

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

A five-year trial of the Family Rights Group’s Lifelong Links approach in Scotland has successfully helped children and young people in care establish stable, supportive networks. Conducted across three local authorities, the programme has been praised for empowering young people, supporting their sense of identity, and challenging existing social work practices.

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Success Looks Different Awards 2024!

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation

The Success Looks Different Awards 2024 are now open and accepting applications. Created by the Inclusion Ambassadors in 2022, the Success Looks Different awards are an opportunity for early learning and school communities to share how they celebrate the achievements of all children and young people, recognising that not all success comes in the form of exam results.

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Consortium urges Westminster and Holyrood to prioritise human rights and devolution

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland has called on both the UK and Scottish Governments to demonstrate leadership on human rights. In an article published in The Herald, it expressed concern that devolution challenges—such as those which restricted the scope of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) Act could similarly limit the effectiveness of the forthcoming Scottish Human Rights Bill.

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UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination publishes Concluding Observations to the UK

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its most recent findings has expressed deep concern about ongoing hate crimes, hate speech, and xenophobic incidents in the UK, particularly from far-right groups and public figures.

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Welsh Government response to the UNCRC Concluding Observations 2023

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The Welsh Government recently released its response to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s (UNCRC) recommendations, along with a child-friendly version. The response outlines steps the Welsh Government is taking to further children's rights.

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Thousands of children flee to Syria amid escalating violence in Lebanon

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Violence against children

Around 60,000 children have fled from Lebanon to Syria in the past week, many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, according to Save the Children, calling for an immediate de-escalation of violence in the region, as hostilities intensify.

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KidsRights Index 2024

Date: 8th October 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

The KidsRights Index, the world’s only annual ranking assessing how well countries uphold children's rights, in its 2024 KidsRights Index has reported a 21% surge in serious violations of children’s rights due to ongoing global conflicts. Key areas of concern include the conflicts in Israel and Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan, with nearly 8,000 children reported killed in Israel and Gaza since October 2023.

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Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights) Annual Report 2023-24: Reflecting on a year of progress

Date: 20th September 2024
Category: Policies & procedures, Funding

We are pleased to share our Annual Report 2023-24 , which highlights a year of significant developments in the promotion and protection of children’s rights across Scotland.

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Joint letter calls for children’s right to opt out from religious observance in schools

Date: 20th August 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

In a joint letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Jenny Gilruth MSP, Humanist Society Scotland teamed up with Together to call for an end to compulsory religious worship in state schools.

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New report: “it’s not just their job, it’s our whole lives”

Date: 20th August 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, Family Environment and Alternative Care

This report by Forces Children Scotland outlines how the rights of children and young people from armed forces families are affected in the areas of protection, provision and participation rights. Children from armed forces families face barriers to their rights due to their parent’s service.

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