Measuring Child Poverty

Date: 29th May 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

A new UNICEF report demonstrates that, during the early years of the global economic crisis, the UK did better than many other rich countries in reducing child poverty and protecting children from deprivation. However, UNICEF UK has warned that Government policies to reduce spending may risk more children growing up in poverty.

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Building a fairer Britain: Reform of the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Date: 24th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UK Government

The Government response to the consultation on the reform of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

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Being part of Scotland's story under the UN Disability Convention

Date: 16th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Human Rights Commission have launched a short animated film to raise awareness of the UN Disability Convention in Scotland.

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Do the Right Thing - a progress report on the Scottish Government's response to the 2008 concluding observations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Date: 11th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

A report setting out the progress the Scottish Government have made since the publication of their original children's rights action plan "Do the Right Thing" in 2009. As well as setting out progress to date, the report also describes the range of additional activity that Scottish Ministers are committed to delivering over the life of this parliament in order to progress the rights agenda.

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Consultation on Rights of Children and Young People Bill - Scottish Government Response

Date: 11th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government response to the Consultation on a proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill is available for download here.

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Engaging with the process of the UN's Universal Periodic Review

Date: 10th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland had the opportunity to make a statement at the pre-session of the UPR on 2 April in Geneva.

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Scottish Parliament Committees’ Perspective on Human Rights April 2012

Date: 9th May 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Glasgow Human Rights Network

The report was produced for the Cross Party Group on Human Rights at Holyrood by the Glasgow Human Rights Network, which had been asked to establish the degree of consideration given to human rights by the Committees generally - and individually.

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Children’s Rights and Business Principles

Date: 3rd April 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, Right to life, survival and development
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF, the UN Global Compact and Save the Children have introduced the Children's Rights and Business Principles, a call on business to step up their efforts to respect and support children's rights in the workplace, marketplace and community.

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UK Government’s Response to UPR Recommendations

Date: 26th March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UK Government

In May 2012, the UK will take part in a public examination of its human rights record at the Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In March, the UK Ministry of Justice submitted a report on behalf of the UK to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as part of this review process.

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Human Rights Resources

Date: 12th March 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: United Nations Human Rights

What is a human right?

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