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Date: 24th November 2015
Category:
Equal protection from violence
A new extensive & systematic research report calls for all physical punishment of children to be prohibited by law in Scotland, amongst other policy recommendations.
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Date: 24th November 2015
Category:
General principles, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
The statement was made by a number of European Commissioners and focuses on the post-2015 agenda, highlights a new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, addresses the impact of the current refugee crisis on children and concludes with ways to promote children's rights worldwide.
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Date: 24th November 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation
Together's submission to the Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee outlines how the Human Rights Act (1998) (HRA) succeeds in respecting, protecting and fulfilling children's rights in Scotland and is clear that the HRA must not be repealed.
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Date: 23rd November 2015
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
On 18 and 19 November, Eurochild welcomed children from across Europe to Brussels to talk with Members of the European Parliament and European Commission officials about their involvement in decision-making processes.
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Date: 17th November 2015
Category:
Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation
Following a motion lodged by Roderick Campbell MSP, the Scottish Parliament debated the subject of Universal Children's Day on 17th November.
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Date: 10th November 2015
Category:
Child poverty
Research with nearly 1,000 young people finds that they strongly believe governments have a responsibility to protect their rights.
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Date: 10th November 2015
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
The SHRC Annual Report outlines another productive year for the Commission as it continues work to promote and protect human rights for everyone in Scotland.
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Date: 10th November 2015
Category:
Awareness-raising, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Education Scotland are inviting contributions to the evaluation of its professional learning resource on children's rights, 'Recognising and Realising Children's Rights'.
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Date: 10th November 2015
Category:
Awareness-raising, Non-discrimination, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
Young, disabled and ethnic minority Scots face significantly more barriers to their rights than others, according to a new report titled 'Is Britain Fairer?'
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Date: 9th November 2015
Category:
Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
The UK Joint Committee on Human Rights will be scrutinising every Government Bill for its compatibility with human rights obligations, such as those included in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and welcomes written submissions.
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Date: 3rd November 2015
Category:
Mental health
Relationships with friends, playing sport at least once a week and reading books all have a positive effect on mental wellbeing in teenagers, according to a new report.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles
The Commissioner's office have recently launched their annual report for the 2014-2015 financial year. The office, formally known as SCCYP have changed their name to reflect how children and young people come first.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Mental health, Health and health services, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
RCPCH Scotland has published its 2016 vision for child health in Scotland. It envisions Scotland being one of the healthiest places in the world to grow up, with equal access to resources and communities that value both physical and mental wellbeing.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Awareness-raising, General principles
The second event in a series that will help shape the Year of Young People 2018 was held in Perth on the 1st October. Attended by over 50 young people and 25 stakeholders, the discussions continued the journey along the road the Year of Young People.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Non-discrimination
The purpose of this Scottish Government report is to examine the existing evidence on what approaches and interventions are most effective at tackling prejudice and discrimination, drawing on UK-based and international studies in various settings.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Child poverty
The Child Poverty Act 2010 requires Scottish Ministers to publish a Scottish Child Poverty Strategy, review and revise it every three years, and report annually to the Scottish Parliament on measures it has taken to progress the Strategy. This document is the second annual report that relates to the revised Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland (2014), and the fifth annual report in relation to the first Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland, published in 2011.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Children in situations of exploitation, Child trafficking
Historic legislation to protect children at risk of trafficking and exploitation was passed in the Scottish Parliament on 1 October 2015. The Human Trafficking (Scotland) Bill now ensures that all children who arrive in Scotland alone and separated from their families have the right to an independent 'guardian' to advise and assist them.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Equal protection from violence
The move to abolish the justification of 'reasonable chastisement' means Ireland has become the 20th EU member state, and 47th country, to outlaw physical punishment, either directly by outright ban, or indirectly, as in this case.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Child poverty
Eurochild has joined the Global Coalition Against Child Poverty which has launched with an event in New York on ending child poverty through the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Date: 27th October 2015
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
The Scottish Government is consulting on the provisions contained within the Children and Young People's Act (2014) relating to complaints relating to the named person and the child's plan. This is particular to Parts 4 and Part 5 of the Act. The consultation paper sets out two options for consideration for the management of complaints relating to Parts 4 and/or 5 of the Act.
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