Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

More than a third of children in Scotland experience racism, according to figures from Show Racism the Red Card. The charity, which delivers anti-racism education, says 37% of children and young people say they have been targeted - an increase of 19% from last year.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Restraint, Disabled children, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Hundreds of children have been injured while being physically restrained in special schools, according to figures obtained by Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to Local Authorities. The figures revealed at least 731 injuries in the past three years.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Child justice system, Protection of privacy

The Supreme Court has ruled that Scottish law on sexual offences committed against children is not compatible with the right to private life.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

The UPR is a way of holding countries to account for their compliance with international human rights laws and standards.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Legislation and enforcement need to be improved to ensure adequate protection of workers' human rights, a report published by the Joint Committee on Human Rights has found.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

For the first time, children and young people facilitated discussions at the Eurochild Members' Day to gather views on the Child Participation Strategy, which was formally endorsed the following day at the General Assembly in Brussels.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Child trafficking, Children in situations of exploitation

Over the past two years, a growing number of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families. The Commission has set out actions to reinforce the protection of all migrant children at all stages of the process.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category:

This survey is part of the evaluation of the impact of the first two years of the National Youth Work Strategy 2014-19. The evaluation is being carried out by YouthLink Scotland in partnership with Education Scotland and the Scottish Government.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

Lord Bracadale has been appointed by the Scottish Ministers to undertake an independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland. He is looking at the existing offences that come under the umbrella of "hate crime" so that he can form a view as to how well the present law works.

Date: 14th April 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

The Scottish Government have worked with stakeholders to develop guidance to support those working with Traveller children and young people to improve educational outcomes over time. This consultation is seeking your views on the draft guidance.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation

Experts from 12 different civil society organisations have outlined the potential impacts on rights in Scotland of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The commencement of Part 1 (duties of public authorities in relation to the UNCRC) and the reporting period for Part 3 (Children's Services Planning) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 both took effect from 1 April 2017.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Mental health, Health and health services

The Minister for Mental Health, Maureen Watt, launched the Scottish Government's new 10-year Mental Health Strategy on Thursday 30th March.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Health and health services, Mental health

1 in 5 referrals to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are rejected. Calls for a full review of the referral and assessment process for mental health services for children and young people have been partly answered by upcoming Mental Health Strategy.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A new report explores the quality of father-child relationships as perceived by children aged 10 years old, the factors predicting less positive father-child relationships, and how father-child relationships relate to other aspects of children's wellbeing.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

SCPHRP and NHS Health Scotland have conducted a literature review to map what is known currently about how a broad range of factors influences health behaviour in adolescence.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Child poverty

New experimental statistics have been published today showing the proportion of people living in persistent poverty in Scotland between 2010 and 2015.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Care Experienced children

Two per cent of children in Scotland were being looked after by local authorities or on the child protection register on July 31 2016, according to the latest Children's Social Work Statistics.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

HM Chief Inspector of Education, Dr Bill Maxwell, has released a report on Scottish education, from early years through to adult learning, based on evidence gathered by HM Inspectors over the past four years.

Date: 3rd April 2017
Category: General principles, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The New Scots refugee integration strategy was developed through partnership as a three-year strategy by the Scottish Government, COSLA and the Scottish Refugee Council.