NEW child-friendly resource on the UN Concluding Observations

Date: 30th October 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General measures of implementation, Civil Rights and Freedoms, UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments
Author: Together

Together has just launched a child-friendly resource explaining the recent UN Concluding Observations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the UK and Scottish Government. In partnership with Children’s Parliament, Scottish Youth Parliament and Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Together consulted with #TeamScotlandUN in the creation of this child-friendly resource to explain to children and young people these important recommendations for the UK and devolved goverments, to better protect, respect and implement children’s rights and to support their ability to hold Scottish Government and other duty bearers to account. Together would like to send a huge “thank you” to the children and young people who provided us with valuable advice and feedback to help shape the resource.

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Together’s consultation response to the new Human Rights Bill

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, General measures of implementation
Author: Together

The consultation for the new Human Rights Bill has now closed and you can find our submitted response, offering a children’s human rights perspective, here.

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New Guide: How to Write a Child-Friendly Document

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Access to appropriate information, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children have a right to seek and receive information about things that affect them, especially about their human rights. To do this properly, content must be produced in a child-friendly way that is accessible, readable and approved by children. This how-to guide by Save the Children shows you how to create child-friendly versions of your work.

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New book: ‘Play and Health in Childhood: A Rights-Based Approach’

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
Author:

Upstart has launched a new book written by Julia Whitaker and Alison Tonkin, showing how having fun, experiencing pleasure and knowing joy in childhood are crucial to a child’s health and development.

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New UNCRC web-based resource

Date: 19th June 2023
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

A new UNCRC web-based resource is now available! Understanding Children's Human Rights: A Guide for Public Services in Scotland has been created by the Improvement Service in collaboration with Children's Parliament, Education Scotland and Together.

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Guidance and toolkit: How to Advance Children’s Rights using Recommendations from United Nations and Regional Human Rights Monitoring and Review Processes

Date: 13th February 2023
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Recommendations and Concluding Observations are essential tools for civil society to use in their monitoring of countries’ implementation of human rights treaties. We must know how to use these effectively through follow up and tracking measures to ensure countries are making progress to fulfil their human rights obligations and to advance children’s rights. Save the Children has created this useful how to guide which includes follow up ideas and useful recommendation tracking templates.

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Understanding Children’s Human Rights: A Guide for Elected Members in Scotland

Date: 9th November 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Together

Together, Children's Parliament, The Improvement Service and Education Scotland have collaborated to create this new resource aimed at Elected Members in Scotland who are interested in learning more about children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

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Human Rights Act Briefings

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

Together continues to campaign to save the Human Rights Act. Get up to speed by reading these briefings.

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How to advance children’s rights using recommendations from United Nations and regional human rights monitoring and review processes

Date: 8th July 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

This guide aims to empower and inspire civil society practitioners to follow-up, use and make the most of the recommendations made by the United Nations. These recommendations can be embedded into daily work to advance realisation of children’s rights across the globe.

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Training tool to introduce you to children’s rights

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: General measures of implementation
Author:

This training tool aims to further people’s understanding of children’s rights. It does this by providing an overview of children’s rights and introduces rights-based frameworks and legislation.

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