respectme launch stage three of the #ChooseRespect Campaign

Date: 17th April 2019
Category: Mental health, Equal protection from violence, Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, Bullying, Non-discrimination, Respect for the views of the child, Best interests of the child, Right to life, survival and development, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

respect me have launched stage three of the Choose Respect anti-bullying campaign which focuses on the theme of ‘Building Empathy’.

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Scottish Government have updated their Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessments

Date: 17th April 2019
Category: Child rights impact assessments, Child rights indicators, Incorporation, General measures of implementation, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

After a period of evaluation, Scottish Government has updated its Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA).

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Consultation: Environmental Principles and Governance in Scotland

Date: 17th April 2019
Category: General principles

The Scottish Government is seeking views on environmental principles and governance in Scotland.

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UN Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of economic reforms

Date: 2nd April 2019
Category: General principles

The UN Independent Expert on foreign debt and human rights presented new Guiding Principles on human rights impact assessments of economic reforms to the which have been adopted at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in February/March 2019.

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HRC40 resolutions tabled: Rights of the Child, HRDs and 30th anniversary of the UNCRC

Date: 2nd April 2019
Category: Disabled children, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Child Rights Connect has been following three resolutions at the Human Rights Council that were tabled on 14th March 2019 on empowering children with disabilities, recognising children as environmental human rights defenders and celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the UNCRC.

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UN human rights experts applaud children fighting climate change

Date: 2nd April 2019
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

In response to the adoption of the Resolution on environmental human rights defenders , Child Rights Connect has shared a press release circulated by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, jointly with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders and the Special Rapporteur. They highlight the importance of the resolution for children who are currently standing up for their right to a healthy and sustainable environment.

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Scottish Government set to miss its child poverty targets

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Child poverty, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Health and health services

The Scottish Government is at risk of missing its own child poverty targets by more than 100,000 children, according to projections from the Resolution Foundation.

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Commitment towards children’s transition from institutional to family and community-based care grows

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Opening Doors for Europe’s Children – a pan-European campaign that advocates for strengthening families and ending institutional care – released 16 country fact sheets about the progress with the transition from institutional to family and community-based care (also known as deinstitutionalisation) in 2018.

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Romanian EU Presidency to host Children’s Summit on the Future of Europe

Date: 28th March 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles

The Romanian Presidency of the European Union has made “children’s right to participate in decisions that affect them” a top priority in the EU.

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The Committee on the Rights of the child supports various initiatives of its partners to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Convention.

Date: 26th March 2019
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Rights of the Child continues to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UNCRC. The Committee is collaborating with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and organizing a series of activities throughout 2019 that aim to encourage States parties to renew their commitment to the Convention by putting children’s rights at the forefront of national agendas.

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