Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Professor Elaine Sutherland asks whether we want Scotland to be a "leader or a follower in terms of respecting children's rights" and outlines reasons to incorporate the UNCRC.

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The UK is due to submit its next (fifth) periodic report to the UN Committee in early 2014. A draft version of the report is available & a call for views has been issued.

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

As a follow-up to the 2006 UN Study on Violence against Children, the International NGO Council on Violence Against Children has launched its latest report, "Creating a non-violent juvenile justice system".

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Human Rights Day 2013 is fast approaching and this year it focuses on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Office. A special website and interactive timeline has been launched.

Date: 25th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) passed a "landmark document" on women and conflict during its 56th session on 18th October 2013.

Date: 23rd October 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation

Violence against children, the 'scourge' of armed conflicts and children's right to be heard were some of the children's rights issues raised at the 68th session of the General Assembly in New York.

Date: 23rd October 2013
Category:

Shared Care Scotland is inviting applications for funding for the 2014-2015 Better Breaks programme.

Date: 22nd October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

'The Right to Play' is the ninth publication in the Early Childhood in Focus series, and offers short summaries of theory, research and policy issues that can inform the implementation of Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 21st October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Sign the 'UP! Child Rights' petition to encourage the UK Government to make children a priority with laws and systems to promote rights for every child.

Date: 20th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

On 14th October 2013, Eurochild participated in the civil society consultation meeting organised by the European Disability Forum, to collect the evidence from NGOs about the progress achieved by the EU in the delivery of its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) that the EU ratified in 2010.

Date: 20th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Both cl@n childlaw and UNICEF UK have provided the Education and Culture Committee with supplementary written evidence in respect of the Children and Young People Bill, following the oral evidence sessions at the Scottish Parliament.

Date: 18th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This research project was commissioned by the Scottish Government: Children and Families Analysis, with the objective of undertaking an in-depth analysis of data from the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) to examine the circumstances and outcomes of children living with a disability in Scotland.

Date: 16th October 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This is the seventh and most comprehensive survey of Scottish hospitals admitting children and young people and while the survey has found many examples of good practice, the picture is uneven both within boards and across the system.

Date: 14th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The final session of oral evidence on the Children and Young People Bill to the Education and Culture Committee took place on Tuesday 8th October 2013.

Date: 14th October 2013
Category:

Start the New Year off by showing your support for children's rights in Scotland by becoming a member of Together.

Date: 13th October 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This year, Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan, who has risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world, won the International Children's Peace Prize 2013 on Friday 6th September.

Date: 2nd October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

CRAE has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice's call for views on the issues that the UK Government should focus on in its 6th periodic report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Recent figures published by the UK Home Office suggest that children in the decision and removal phase of the asylum process are increasingly being detained in the UK.

Date: 30th September 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Contribute to Together's State of Children's Rights report 2013 by completing a survey on the extent to which children and young people are able to enjoy their rights as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 27th September 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Children in Scotland is recruiting children and young people aged between 5-18 (or those who work with young people this age) to become part of a team to manage and develop the BeXcellent website.