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Date: 27th June 2018
Category:
Armed conflict
A new report by Child Soldiers International details the ways in which recruitment of children by state armed forces can violate the rights of children and young people and discusses why states must apply a ban on recruitment of all children under 18.
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Date: 27th June 2018
Category:
Mental health
Barnardo's Scotland has undertaken an audit of rejected referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to understand further why some children and young people are unable to access specialist services following a referral.
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Date: 27th June 2018
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Family Environment and Alternative Care
NSPCC Scotland is carrying out a survey to find out more about the needs of families and how the organisation can best support them.
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Date: 27th June 2018
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Social security
Gingerbread has published a report, based on interviews with single parents who are currently on Universal Credit, which highlights difficulties that these families can face when accessing the Universal Credit system.
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Date: 27th June 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
Videos and other resources are now available from Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) Young People's Rights Review which was held in April this year in order to ensure young people's voices are at the heart of the Scottish Government's Children and Young People Right's Action Plan.
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Date: 27th June 2018
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
This online survey is designed to capture the views of children and young people on the future of Europe and proves an opportunity for children to have their voices heard by the leaders of the European Union.
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Date: 27th June 2018
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
The UK Government has become the 44th country to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, known as the Lanzarote Convention, which works to end all kinds of sexual offences against children.
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Date: 14th June 2018
Category:
Incorporation, General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Policies & procedures
The Swedish Parliament has adopted a bill that will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law.
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Date: 4th June 2018
Category:
Armed conflict
Together welcomes recommendations made by Scottish Parliament on armed forces visits to schools, including that an impact assessment is undertaken.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
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Respect for the views of the child
Scottish Government has published the set of actions that it will take forward following the second annual Cabinet Meeting with Children and Young People.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
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Respect for the views of the child, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
A new report by Article 12 highlights the views, opinions and recommendations of young people following research which was undertaken with children and young people on the UN Committee.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Children of prisoners
New research has shown that children and young people affected by parental imprisonment often experience high levels of stigma, leading to feelings of isolation and judgement.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Non-discrimination
A new report detailing the views and experiences of over 680 LGBT young people in Scotland on issues such as mental health, discrimination, and education has been published by LGBT Youth Scotland.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
A new General Comment has been published by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on equality and non-discrimination.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has published a new set of findings on the differences in legal minimum ages across the EU with the aim of eliminating inconsistencies and lifting arbitrary restricting which result from different age thresholds.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
A resource has been produced which supports consultation with children to inform the UN General Day of Discussion, which this year will be focusing on Protecting and Empowering Child Human Rights Defenders.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Best interests of the child
A new paper assesses the range of implications that assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) can have on children's human rights and seeks to encourage discussion on the impact of ARTs on children as their use rapidly increases.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Mental health
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Age of criminal responsibility
Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee has published a call for evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill.
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Date: 23rd May 2018
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child
Views are being sought to inform the review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which will seek to place children and young people at the centre of family court cases.
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