Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Children of prisoners

New research has shown that children and young people affected by parental imprisonment often experience high levels of stigma, leading to feelings of isolation and judgement.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Non-discrimination

A new report detailing the views and experiences of over 680 LGBT young people in Scotland on issues such as mental health, discrimination, and education has been published by LGBT Youth Scotland.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

A new General Comment has been published by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on equality and non-discrimination.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a new set of findings on the differences in legal minimum ages across the EU with the aim of eliminating inconsistencies and lifting arbitrary restricting which result from different age thresholds.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A resource has been produced which supports consultation with children to inform the UN General Day of Discussion, which this year will be focusing on Protecting and Empowering Child Human Rights Defenders.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Best interests of the child

A new paper assesses the range of implications that assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) can have on children's human rights and seeks to encourage discussion on the impact of ARTs on children as their use rapidly increases.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Mental health

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Age of criminal responsibility

Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee has published a call for evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill.

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child

Views are being sought to inform the review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which will seek to place children and young people at the centre of family court cases.

Date: 16th May 2018
Category: Training

A new online training tool has been launched to support lawyers working with children and help them take a child rights-based approach to their work.

Date: 8th May 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Today marks the final day of Report Stage in the House of Lords. Here, we summarise some of the key changes made to the Withdrawal Bill relating to rights protections. These changes are not set in stone, however, as the Bill will be returned to the House of Commons for MPs to consider the new amendments in the coming weeks.

Date: 25th April 2018
Category: Disabled children

The second phase of a Scotland-wide project has launched to find out what research into learning difficulties in children and young people should be prioritised.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Child justice system

New figures show that nearly 50 children and young people had clothing removed by police officers as part of stop and search activities over a nine-month period.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland have welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government's first statutory child poverty delivery plan under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Scottish Government has published a report highlighting the views and concerns of Scottish invdividuals on Brexit and what it the Government is doing to address these.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Child poverty

During her visit to China this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke to policy makers and academics about children's rights, child poverty and the recent Cabinet Meeting that was held with representatives from the Scottish Youth Parliament and Children's Parliament.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Care Experienced children

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) has published their 2018-19 Corporate Parenting plan which outlines how SCRA will work to improve their services and the experiences of children and young people in the Children's Hearings System.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland has published his new Strategic Plan, which outlines the steps he and his office will take in the next two years to champion the rights of children and young people in Scotland.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Special protection measures

The Council of Europe has issued policy guidelines to its 47 member states aimed at safeguarding the rights and interests of children of imprisoned parents.

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

A toolkit has been developed by Eurochild, with support from the Council of Europe, to encourage consultation with children and young people for the mid-term Review of the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child.