New report looks at the impact of counter-terrorism measures on children’s rights

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The ‘Prevent Strategy’ is the part of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy aimed at preventing individuals “becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.” However, civil society expresses deep concerns and widespread criticism of the strategy as it targets children disproportionately, interfering with their right to privacy and to freedom of expression, religion and assembly.

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Raising awareness and supporting young carers with a whole family approach

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Young carers

The ‘Together: A Whole Family Approach for Young Carers’ project has developed tools and interventions to support the social inclusion and engagement of young carers in Germany, Italy, Greece and Scotland. The project aimed to develop these resources to support young carers and help professionals to adopt a whole family approach, encouraging open communication about illness and care in order to improve relationships within the family.

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Exploring how laws across the globe protect children’s environmental rights

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Children and young people continue to be at the forefront of environmental activism. Despite climate change impacting children’s rights significantly, children continue to be excluded from decision-making processes and laws do not always protect their rights. CRIN has conducted research on 43 countries looking at how laws protect or fail children’s environmental rights, their right to protest and how children have access to courts to seek environmental justice.

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Eurochild launches second phase of its DataCare project

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Child rights indicators

Launching in four countries – France, Ireland, Portugal and Romania - this project uses data collection, monitoring and child rights based indicators to identify the proportion of children placed in residential care compared to those placed in formal family-based care. This work aims to monitor the extent to which children in alternative care receive high quality, inclusive, family and community-based care.

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Children’s Care and Justice Bill - Consultation on policy proposals

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Closing date: 22 nd June 2022

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General Comment No. 26: Children and Young People’s Online Consultation is open!

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

Closing date: 30 th June 2022

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Free six-week introductory course on infant mental health

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Mental health

If you work for a third sector organisation that works with parents or carers of infants and young children, then you may want to enhance your skills promoting infant mental health and development.

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Children’s Rights Organisations Statement on the Nationality and Borders Bill

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Children’s rights organisations strongly urged MSPs to withhold consent for the Nationality and Borders Bill, as the Welsh Senedd has done already on the basis that it is not compliant with UNCRC.

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Scottish Parliament votes against the Borders Bill

Date: 14th March 2022
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Scottish Parliament voted against the UK Government’s Nationality & Borders Bill. Agreeing that elements of the Bill impact laws that are under the control of the Scottish Parliament.

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Highland children’s charity undergoes makeover with name change

Date: 14th March 2022
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Highland Children & Young People’s Forum has renamed itself to Inspiring Young Voices!

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