130 Scottish organisations unite against the Rights Removal Bill and ask UK Government not to scrap the Human Rights Act

Date: 4th July 2022
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Representatives from across Scotland’s third-sector have united in their condemnation of the UK Government’s Rights Removal Bill.

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Expressing our concerns over the repeal of the Human Rights Act

Date: 1st July 2022
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Alongside Children’s Rights Alliance for England, part of Just for Kids Law, Children in Wales and the Children's Law Centre, we have written to the Commissioner for Human Rights. Within our letter, we highlight our concerns over the repeal of the Human Rights Act with the Rights Removal Bill.

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Children’s charities urge Scottish Government to include all children in Bairn’s Hoose

Date: 10th June 2022
Category: Equal protection from violence, Child justice system

The joint letter, coordinated by CYCJ and supported by 19 organisations, says that children who are accused of offending behaviour should also be supported through the Bairns’ Hoose, as well as child victims and witnesses.

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Help us report to the United Nations by taking part in our new survey!

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

We’re looking to write a report on the state of children’s rights in Scotland and share this with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Our report will inform the UN Committee's recommendations on what the Scottish and UK governments should be doing to better respect, protect and fulfil children’s rights. To help gather an on-the-ground picture of children’s rights in Scotland, we really need to hear from children, young people and YOU!

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New Climate Changemakers impact report

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Discover the journey, learning and impact of the work of the Climate Changemakers from October 2020 to February 2022. Climate Changemakers are children across Scotland who are working to have their say in climate action! They have made recommendations for the future realisation of children’s rights in the context of the climate action and deliberative democracy.

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New funding for Scottish schools to support them to learn about children’s rights

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Education, including vocational education

Scottish Government has announced funding to enable UNICEF’s Rights Respecting Schools programme to be delivered to 2,400 primary and secondary state schools across Scotland. This funding will last for three years and will work to embed children’s rights into schools’ ethos and further their understanding.

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Ian Duddy is the new chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission

Date: 9th June 2022
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Expected to succeed Judith Robertson, Iain Duddy will be taking up the role of Chair later this month. As a former ambassador and a senior civil servant, Iain Duddy has worked at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, led the Human Rights and Rule of Law Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and worked in areas of justice, religious freedom and modern slavery.

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Get involved in the Power of Youth Day 2022

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Recruitment for this year’s #IWill Ambassador cohort is now open! This is a fantastic way to celebrate the incredible contributions that young people aged 12 -25 are making in their communities, society and the environment. You can get involved by encouraging children and young people you work with to apply to be an Ambassador or take to social media to celebrate the #PowerOfYouth.

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Research report published on ‘dignity’, human rights culture and Scotland’s new human rights framework

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation

The National Taskforce for Human Rights Leadership looked at whether Scotland should incorporate different human rights conventions into Scots law. Its report included a recommendation that a new human rights framework should recognise human dignity as the underpinning value of all human rights. This new research assesses the impact of talking about ‘dignity’ when it comes to creating a human rights culture.

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Take part in the 4 Minutes of Childhood challenge

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Recreation, play and cultural activities

You are invited to share your stories of childhood play with Licketyspit. In doing so, this will highlight just how well adults remember and value play in their childhoods. In turn, demonstrating the importance of play being at the centre of Scotland’s movement to embed children’s rights into law.

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