Joint submissions on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

In collaboration with Children’s Rights Alliance England, Children in Wales and the Children’s Law Centre in Northern Ireland, Together has sent out multiple briefings to UN Member States to bring their attention to current human rights issues facing children and families. The aim of the briefings is to inform the Universal Periodic Review process.

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Scottish Government update on incorporating children’s rights

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Incorporation, General measures of implementation

The Scottish Government has provided an update on its progress on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill as it moves to the Reconsideration Stage, a year after the UK Supreme Court Judgement.

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Civil society writes to the First Minister on the incorporation of human rights

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Incorporation

In light of the UK Government’s “Rights Removal Bill” being shelved, Scotland’s civil society organisations have written to the First Minister emphasising the urgent need for Scotland’s new Human Rights Bill. The letter asks for reassurance after Scottish Government announced a significant delay to public consultation on the proposed Bill.

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Refreshed Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) practice guidance materials

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Government has published revised practice guidance materials following consultation with key stakeholders who asked for better guidance on how GIRFEC policies will be put into practice.

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Campaign for dyslexic screening and training for schools in Scotland

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Inclusive education

A Dyslexic Life is a new collective advocacy group for children, young people and their parents/carers throughout the Western Isles. The group is campaigning for a Bill on dyslexia screening and teacher training in Scotland, following related developments at Westminster.

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Improving legal support for children and young people in conflict with the law

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Child justice system

What does a good lawyer look like? What does good legal support look like? These are some of the questions Clan asked in a study involving children and young people and legal practitioners to better understand the legal needs of children and young people in conflict with the law and to identify improvements.

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“The Rhyming Guide to Joining the Army”: animated poem played at film festivals

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Armed conflict

The UK armed forces continue to target under 18s in their current military recruitment campaign. CRIN’s creative response – “The Rhyming Guide to Joining the Army” – continues to encourage critical thinking about the military recruitment of young people as it is played in film festivals in Ukraine and Berlin.

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New report on strategic litigation and children’s rights

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

This report aims to support litigators and others involved in Child Rights Strategic Litigation (CRSL) in putting children’s rights at the heart of their practice to bring about positive legal and/or social change in terms of children’s enjoyment of their rights.

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Welsh Government publishes children’s rights position statement

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Wales-specific monitoring and reporting

The Welsh Government has published a report on progress made in Wales to implement the UNCRC ahead of the UK’s upcoming review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in May 2023. Scottish Government is expected to publish its own report in coming weeks.

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UN Committee hears children’s views on environment

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child is listening to children and young people’s calls to inform its General Comment No. 26 which will give authoritative guidance on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. The new General Comment is expected to launch in 2023.

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