Date: 15th August 2018
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has published their list of issues for the UK which highlight priority areas for women and girls' rights in the UK.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

The First Minister's Advisory Group on Human Rights leadership, established to make recommendations on how Scotland can further promote human rights, has launched a website containing latest news from the group and details on how to get involved.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Child poverty

A new inquiry which aims to understand children's experiences of food and how it affects their lives has been launched under the leadership of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger and Food Poverty.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A new recommendation has been adopted by the Council of Europe which sets out guidelines on how the rights of children can be better respected, protected and fulfilled in the digital environment.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has held its pre-sessional working group as part of its review of women's rights in the UK and several human rights organisations have submitted reports to highlight the main issues for women and girls in the UK.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: General measures of implementation, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

Scottish Government is seeking views on their children's rights Action Plan, which will set out how they plan to take forward children's rights over the next three years.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new report which includes research undertaken with children and young people experiencing homelessness highlights the unsafe conditions that many children are living in whilst in temporary accommodation in England.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Disabled children

Scottish Government are looking for views on a new resource which provides information on a range of topics for disabled children and young people and their families.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Together is working in partnership with Children in Scotland to set up a Children and Young People's Panel on Europe which will provide advice to the Scottish Government on issues related to Brexit.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

Together has published its submission on Children as Human Rights Defenders, made to the Committee on the Rights of the Child ahead of this year's Day of General Discussion (DGD) in September.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

A judicial review is being sought of the Home Office which will challenge the fee that is charged for registering a child as a British citizen. The current fee is £1,012, which is a 51% increase since 2014.

Date: 25th July 2018
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Views are being sought on Scottish Government's draft Culture Strategy which has been developed following consultation with individuals, artists, communities and organisations about culture in Scotland and what the priorities should be for supporting culture over the next decade.

Date: 10th July 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) has launched a Brexit Advocacy Toolkit to assist MSYPs and other young people to have their voices heard in the Brexit process.

Date: 28th June 2018
Category: Awareness-raising, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Respect for the views of the child

Last week, Together partnered with other children's rights organisations in Scotland to hold the first Day of General Discussion (DGD) Hub in preparation for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's DGD on Children as Human Rights Defenders, which will take place in September.

Date: 28th June 2018
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Respect for the views of the child

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's Day of General Discussion will this year be held on the topic of Children as Human Rights Defenders and several new resources have been made available in recent weeks to encourage children, young people and organisations to get involved.Survey

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The EU Withdrawal Bill has now completed its bumpy 11-month ride through the Houses of Parliament with Royal Assent the final stage needed before the Bill becomes law. Some improvements have been made, such as reducing the scope for Henry VIII powers. However, despite our efforts, the fight to protect the Charter of Fundamental Rights was lost in the final days of the debates.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Children in situations of exploitation

The Council of Europe has issued a call for action to public authorities and the sport movement to pledge to take concrete measures to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Respect for the views of the child

YouthLink is looking for interactive session proposals for their annual conference on Young People's Participation which will take place this year on Universal Children's Day, 20th November.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Care Experienced children

After listening to the voices of over 850 children, young people and adults with care experience, the Independent Care Review has published findings from its Discovery Stage and has also revealed more details about the work it will undertake in its next Journey stage.

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A report examining the impact of the collection of personal data on children's social, mental and physical development calls on the technology industry to ensure services are designed to anticipate the rights and needs of children and young people.