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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Several human rights organisations have raised significant concerns over the EU Withdrawal Bill's potential impact on human rights.
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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
Right to life, survival and development, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare
The UN's Special Rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste has criticised the UK for neglecting to protect vulnerable groups, such as children, from the harmful impact of air pollution.
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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
Bullying
A poll undertaken by YoungMinds and The Children's Society has found that more than 8 in 10 (83%) young people think social media companies should do more to tackle cyberbullying on their platforms.
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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
Family Environment and Alternative Care, Social security
The Scottish Childminding Association has launched a new Pledge site, entitled 'SOSChildminding: Save Our Services', in order to protect professional childminding in Scotland.
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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children
A new UNICEF report has revealed the extent to which children and young people face abuse on migration routes, with up to three-quarters at risk of abuse, trafficking, or exploitation.
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Date: 21st September 2017
Category:
Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development
The UN's Special Rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste has criticised the UK for neglecting to protect vulnerable groups, such as children, from the harmful impact of air pollution.
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Date: 13th September 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
Children must be heard and their views sought on Brexit, representatives from Scotland's children's sector and the Children & Young People's Commissioner will tell parliamentarians at a special event at Westminster today (13 September).
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Date: 5th September 2017
Category:
Respect for the views of the child
Doing Our Best is a programme developed by the Children's Parliament and delivered in Aberdeen City's four Attainment Challenge Primary Schools. This report looks at the impact of the programme using evidence from the views of children and classroom teachers.
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Date: 5th September 2017
Category:
Child justice system
The Scottish Sentencing Council announced in its Business Plan for 2015-18 that one of the first sentencing guidelines to be developed would focus on the sentencing of young people. This report sets out the main topics raised and discussed during stakeholder engagement.
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Date: 5th September 2017
Category:
Child trafficking
A new awareness campaign has revealed that human trafficking is closer than many people think. The Scottish Government have identified the locations where human trafficking takes place, to challenge perceptions that the crime is confined to Scotland's major towns and cities.
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Date: 5th September 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has identified a number of implications and opportunities for equality and human rights protections in the context of Brexit.
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Date: 5th September 2017
Category:
Non-discrimination
This consultation seeks views to inform the independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland, conducted by Lord Bracadale.
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Date: 4th September 2017
Category:
General principles, Protection of privacy
Views were recently sought on the draft Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill by the Education and Skills Committee.
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Date: 4th September 2017
Category:
General principles, Disabled children
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has released damning Concluding Observations on the UK.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
The Humanist Society Scotland's Enlighten Up campaign aims to promote a fair and inclusive education system where pupils are not discriminated against because of religion or belief.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child
The Commissioner's office is reviewing its Strategic Plan - and they're looking for six Young Advisers to help them shape the process.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Respect for the views of the child, Right to life, survival and development
The Climate Challenge Fund (CCF) panel are looking for young people to join the group to make recommendations on projects to help improve Scotland's environment.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Right to life, survival and development, Child poverty
Almost 4,000 children, parents and guardians attended community clubs as part of Children in Scotland's Food, Families, Futures (FFF) scheme this summer which aims to tackle 'holiday hunger'.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Protection of privacy
The minimum age at which children can use online services without needing parental consent will be set at 13. The announcement came as part of a proposal for a new Data Protection Bill, which mirrors the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, due to enter into force next year.
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Date: 21st August 2017
Category:
Child poverty
CPAG's Cost of a Child in 2017 report calculates the cost of raising a child in the UK based on the minimum income standard (MIS).
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