Date: 13th January 2021
Category: COVID-19, Mental health

‘Pride & Pixels’ is a digital youth work platform developed in response to COVID-19 to support young members of the LGBTI community.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The joint report outlines 30 key issues facing children across the four jurisdictions. It has been submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to inform its next review of the UK.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Child trafficking, UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Governments have a duty to combat all forms of trafficking under Article 6 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This new General Recommendation by the CEDAW Committee contextualises this obligation within the framework of global migration.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: COVID-19, Child poverty

A new UNICEF report explores how the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to affect children; the initial government responses to the crisis; and how future public policies could be optimised to better support children.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: COVID-19, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care

In May 2020, the Centre for Children’s Rights from Queen’s University Belfast launched a survey for those aged eight to 17 to understand their “Life under Coronavirus”. Eight thematic briefings have been released to examine its findings.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The report identifies good practice conducted by United Nations entities for effective reporting cycles. It shares ‘success’ factors which influence whether engagement with these reporting cycles have measurable improvements in the global enjoyment of children’s rights.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: Children in situations of exploitation, COVID-19

2021 is the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour but the COVID-19 pandemic threatens two decades worth of progress and places millions of children at risk. In a recent article, anti-child labour organisations and advocates discuss what it will take to tackle child labour effectively.

Date: 13th January 2021
Category: COVID-19

Closing date: 31st January 2021

Date: 11th January 2021
Category: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Policies & procedures, Incorporation

The Scottish Government wants to write a new human rights law for Scotland, and has created a National Taskforce to support its work. The Taskforce wants to know what children and young people think about this!

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The report highlights 30 key issues for children in Scotland and will inform the initial stages of the UK’s next review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Funding, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Panel launched its new report - ‘Young Brexit Voices: It’s Our Future Too’ – on 9th December 2020. It looks at what impact leaving the EU might have on children and young people and sets out their recommendations for what needs to happen next.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Incorporation, Budgeting

Together was joined over summer 2020 by Sara Helgesson, an LLM Human Rights candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Sara spent three months completing a research placement on child rights-based budgeting. Today, we are delighted to publish her dissertation which presents her findings.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: COVID-19, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This is the fourth evidence summary on the impact of COVID-19 on the wellbeing of children and families in Scotland. The summary focuses upon newer Scottish studies relating to children and families living in poverty; black and minority ethnic young people; and families impacted by disability. It draws on wider UK research where necessary.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The review considers the effectiveness of the UN human rights treaty body system and makes recommendations on how the system could be further strengthened and enhanced.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Non-discrimination, Right to life, survival and development, Respect for the views of the child

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a landmark climate action lodged by six youth campaigners.

Date: 10th December 2020
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The report is part of the monitoring of the UK Government’s implementation of rights set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The report looks at the state of children’s rights and makes recommendations for change.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Incorporation

Together’s Director, Juliet Harris, delivered Stage 1 evidence to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, alongside members Who Cares? Scotland, YouthLink Scotland, SCLD and Scottish Youth Parliament.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Child rights impact assessments

On 16th November, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland (CYPCS) hosted a Europe-wide conference, gathering 43 children and young people’s commissioners from 34 European UN Member States, and young advisers from 12 countries. The annual ENOC conference focuses on topics affecting children and young people’s human rights across Europe.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Education, including vocational education, COVID-19, Recreation, play and cultural activities

This autumn, Connect ran a survey asking parents and carers how being back at school or in nursery was going. It received 527 responses from across 29 local authorities.

Date: 9th December 2020
Category: Disabled children, Mental health, Health and health services, Social security

The report includes evidence, analysis and recommendations to improve social care in Scotland following COVID-19.