Date: 10th September 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People launched a new campaign, 'Flushed With Success? Setting the Standards for Scotland's school toilets' on 5th September 2013, calling for better standards for school toilets at national, local and school level.

Date: 9th September 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

A nationwide search is underway for 500 people to volunteer for Scotland's children's panel, to help neglected, troubled and abused children and young people living in Scotland.

Date: 6th September 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The second annual report on the progress of the Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland has been published.

Date: 3rd September 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Together has joined members of the public, organisations representing countless people across the UK, elected officials, parliamentarians, judges and others to sign an Anniversary Card for the European Convention on Human Rights, on 60 years of it coming into force.

Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Do you work with the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)? If you do, SCRA would like to get your views on how it engages with you and delivers its service. It is carrying out surveys of partner organisations and Children's Panel Members.

Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child

As part of their work on the third Optional Protocol to the CRC on a communications procedure (OP3 CRC), Child Rights Connect are preparing a questionnaire for children to give their views on the provisions which the Committee on the Rights of the Child should make.

Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Inclusion Europe and Eurochild are working together on "Hear our Voices", a project to make sure that children with intellectual disabilities can take part in schools and free time activities just like other children, and are looking for good examples of how we can help children with intellectual disabilities take part in society.

Date: 1st September 2013
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The call for proposals for action grants under the DAPHNE III programme 2013 is now open for submission, with a deadline of 30th October 2013.

Date: 1st September 2013
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The Expert Panel of the Strategic Legal Fund for Vulnerable Young Migrants are pleased to say that this fund, which offers grants of up to £30,000 for strategic litigation, has now been extended to Scotland.

Date: 1st September 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation

Eurochild is amongst more than 37 international and national organisations and networks that have endorsed the joint statement calling for a focus on strengthening family care and providing appropriate alternative care for children, in the 2014 United Nations General Assembly resolution on the rights of the child.

Date: 30th August 2013
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Together submitted evidence in response to the Stage 1 Call for Evidence on the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill on 30th August 2013.

Date: 28th August 2013
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Visit Together's Twitter page here.

Date: 28th August 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The submissions received in response to the Education and Culture Committee's call for written evidence on the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill have been published on the Scottish Parliament website.

Date: 25th August 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The report on Member States' Policies on Children with Disabilities prepared by Milieu has been published, as well as the country reports.

Date: 9th August 2013
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YouthLink Scotland is delighted to announce the launch of the CashBack for Creativity Dance Fund for 2013/14.

Date: 8th August 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Child health experts from Australia and New Zealand have launched a campaign to overturn laws allowing parents to use physical punishment against children in the name of discipline.

Date: 8th August 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The UN has launched a 12-month public education campaign designed to raise awareness of homophobic and transphobic violence and discrimination, and to foster respect for the human rights of LGBT people.

Date: 5th August 2013
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Young Start is a grants programme that distributes money from dormant bank accounts and aims to create opportunities for children and young people aged between 8 and 24 to help them realise their potential.

Date: 2nd August 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has called on the Scottish Government to strengthen human rights protection as they consider new legislation on children's rights.

Date: 31st July 2013
Category: Non-discrimination, General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.