Let’s Be Heard: Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: COVID-19, Respect for the views of the child

Closing date: 20 th December 2023

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Joint report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The SHRC is issuing a joint report with other national human rights institutions and equality bodies to inform the CRPD into the human rights of disabled people in the UK. Read on to find out how the situation has developed since the CRPD’s inquiry in 2016.

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Young people defend their right to a healthy environment

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Right to a healthy environment

A judge in Montana in the United States has sided with young people in a historic climate trial, saying Montana is violating young people’s constitutional right to a clean environment by ignoring the climate effects of fossil fuels.

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UN Secretary-General (SG) Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation, General principles

The UN Secretary-General (SG) Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming has been published. This is a historic first step in addressing the need for a systematic application of a child rights approach across the UN System.

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Child-friendly survey on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child

As part of the campaign for the 75 th anniversary of the UDHR, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations and together with the Children’s Advisory Team, have developed a survey for children to inform the vision of High Commissioner on the future of human rights.

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Consultation: Proposed Restraint and Seclusion (Prevention in Schools) (Scotland) Bill

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Restraint, Harmful practices, Violence against children

Deadline: 29 th September 2023

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Survey - POP: Protection through online Participation

Date: 6th September 2023
Category: Violence against children

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence Against Children is conducting a survey and seeking children and young people’s participation on how they use online platforms to be safer.

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Programme for Government 2023-24 launched

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Policy and strategy

The Scottish Government has published its official plans for 2023-24. Key themes include addressing poverty, childcare and education.

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Priorities to tackle child poverty

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

CPAG has published a briefing outlining key policies the Scottish Government must prioritise to tackle child poverty. CPAG has called on Scottish Government to reflect these priorities in its Programme for Government 2023-24 and to allocate sufficient resources in the 2024-25 Budget.

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Scotland welcomes new Children’s Commissioner

Date: 5th September 2023
Category: General measures of implementation

Nicola Killean has started her new role as the Children and Young People’s Commissioner for Scotland. Her first message is addressed to children and young people where she introduces herself and asks for their help to develop a new Strategic Plan to guide our work for 2024-2028.

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