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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
NSPCC Scotland has published a research report, 'The Right to Recover: Therapeutic services for children and young people following sexual abuse'. The title is a reference to Article 39 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination
This Plan outlines the actions that will be taken over the course of this Parliament to make improvements in the lives and experiences of minority ethnic communities in Scotland.
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination
The Equalities and Human Rights Committee marked Human Rights Day 2017 by focussing on Gypsy/Traveller communities in Scotland.
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Date: 12th December 2017
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Respect for the views of the child
Children and young people have a right to take part in and influence how adults plan and run services for them in the areas where they live and learn. Edinburgh Children's Partnership have developed a model for engagement.
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Protection from abuse or neglect
The Scottish Government has published multi-agency guidance on responding to FGM. The guidance provides a framework within which agencies and practitioners can develop and agree processes for working collaboratively and individually to promote the safety and wellbeing of women and girls.
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
Scottish Government has published its response to the UN Human Rights Council's recommendations following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UK's human rights record in Geneva in May.
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
A new study, 'A Watershed Moment: Why it's Prime Time to Protect Children from Junk Food Adverts', finds that children in the UK are being "bombarded" by up to 12 adverts an hour for foods high in fat, sugar and salt during peak viewing times for family TV programmes.
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Date: 12th December 2017
Category:
Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children
The UK government has introduced legislation to extend a scheme which ensures the care responsibilities of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is shared by local authorities to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the Immigration Minister announced.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Together has submitted joint evidence to the JCHR outlining concerns about the protection of human rights in the European Union (Withdrawal Bill).
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Civil Rights and Freedoms
ScotRail has banned the use of controversial 'anti-loitering' devices (known as mosquito devices) at train stations across the network, after they were condemned by the Children's Commissioner.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles
The Children's Parliament recently celebrated its 21st birthday at its 2017 National Sitting, an event at which adults were able to engage in meaningful conversations with children about their concerns and opinions.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Child poverty
Scotland is to become the only part of the UK with statutory targets to tackle child poverty after the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Mental health
Young carers need more support to reduce the risk of being bullied and suffering mental health and well-being problems as a result, find new research from Barnardo's UK.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
Ahead of Universal Children's Day held on 20 November, the European Commission issued a statement addressing the rights of those children who are particularly vulnerable in conflict and crisis situations.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles
On 20th November, Universal Children's Day, children and young people from across Europe joined members of the European Parliament for a debate on the theme of 'The Europe We Want'.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, General principles, Age of criminal responsibility
On Universal Children's Day, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) published findings on differences in legal minimum ages to help the EU and its Member States eliminate inconsistencies, protection gaps and seemingly arbitrary restrictions resulting from different age thresholds.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
General principles, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Social security
Scottish Government has launched a public consultation on its new draft Fuel Poverty Strategy. The consultation seeks views on proposals to tackle and diminish fuel poverty in Scotland.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Scottish Government has written guidance that all local authorities, schools and teachers will be required to follow. This is an opportunity for a public consultation on the guidance.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Children in situations of exploitation, General measures of implementation
New 'General Comments' are available on the human rights of children in the context of international migration.
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Date: 27th November 2017
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection from abuse or neglect
This seminar looks at current dimensions of women's inequality and links them up with constraints on women's and children's space for action.
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