Date: 17th May 2024
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author:

This report is called The Lassies are no Feart, it details findings from a small-scale qualitative research with young women and practitioners in Scotland about violence between girls. The research was conducted by No Knives Better Lives (NKBL), one of YouthLink Scotland’s national programmes, between May and December 2023.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation
Author:

During a six-week journey to Finland and Iceland in September and October 2023, Amy Woodhouse CEO Parenting Across Scotland, supported by a Churchill Fellowship, explored how these countries have enhanced access to hobbies for children and young people. The aim was to gather insights that could be applied to Scotland, where despite existing hobby provision, barriers such as financial constraints and lack of a national model hinder participation.

Date: 8th April 2024
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms
Author:

This new e-learning module from YouthLink Scotland, the national agency for youth work, explores a child rights-based approach to advocating for change with young people. The module uses General Comment 26 on Children’s Rights and the Environment from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to explore making change globally, nationally and locally.

Date: 12th March 2024
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Life Story is a method used to record the details about children’s history and personal development. It is a record of their life in words, pictures and photos made by the children with help from their Kinship Carer. This resource aims to support children to tell their story, help Kinship Carers form stronger bonds with the children they care for and help children feel safer and more secure.

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

Families Outside has produced child friendly resources to help care-experienced children and young people who have a sibling in prison to know - and access - their rights to sibling contact.

Date: 9th February 2024
Category: Special Protection Measures, Children in conflict with the law
Author:

This new resource provides the latest information on policy, practice and laws for practitioners and managers who work with children and young people in conflict with the law. There is information on a wide variety of themes, including children’s rights; risk management; mental health; diversity; restorative justice; adversity and trauma; and diversion from prosecution.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Child Rights Connect

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) celebrates its 75th anniversary in December 2023. This significant milestone provides an important opportunity for world leaders to commit to improving the realisation of human rights in their countries and share ideas for a new vision for the future of human rights.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, Incorporation, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
Author:

This report focuses on the gaps that persist in Scots law in the pursuit of eradicating all forms of torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment (CIDT). It highlights that despite the existing UK and Scottish implementation measures giving effect to the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT), ensuring the general prohibition against torture warrants further attention and action in the Scottish context.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author:

This report discusses the current position in law regarding private businesses in Scotland and their human rights obligations.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author:

The independent Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry’s listening project, Let’s Be Heard, is nearing the close of its national engagement phase. Since spring 2023, Let’s Be Heard has been gathering people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic across Scotland. Ahead of the closing date later this month they have two interesting updates to share with you and a final call to those who may want to share their experiences with the Inquiry.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author:

The focus of this research was on evaluating the effectiveness of current Scottish Government initiatives in supporting play and early learning for babies and young children living in poverty in Scotland. The research sought input from low-income parents and carers across Scotland to better understand their needs for fostering a positive home learning environment.

Date: 18th December 2023
Category: Looked after children, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

This research is about the significant impact on children and young people who are separated from siblings through care arrangement. It aims to address the gaps in knowledge around children and young people’s experience of sibling separation where their brother or sister is in prison or secure care.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Special Protection Measures
Author: Children's Hearings Scotland

This is Children’s Hearings Scotland’s (CHS) second Progressing Rights report on its activities relating to embedding the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in their practice and system.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Children's Parliament

Children’s Parliament in partnership with the University of St Andrews, School of Medicine delivered their Food and Fairness investigation which ran from March 2023 to June 2023. The main aim of the investigation was to explore children’s views and experiences in areas related to food, health, and fairness.

Date: 17th November 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Special Protection Measures
Author:

This new resource from LSE academics Gazal Shekhawat and Sonia Livingstone gives guidance from transnational organisations and is aimed at organisations and academics concerned with the issue of AI and its effect on children’s rights.

Date: 13th November 2023
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

Who Cares? Scotland has just launched its lifelong campaign for Care Experienced people. Available data shows that Care Experienced people currently do not have the same life outcomes as their non Care Experienced peers. The Lifelong Rights Campaign is the commitment to change this.

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.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Bullying, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Respectme

It's National Bullying Prevention Month and our member Respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service, is offering FREE anti-bullying eLearning modules.

Date: 5th October 2023
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Who Cares? Scotland

The Human Rights Consortium Scotland, with Who Cares? Scotland, has commissioned a new briefing paper on Care Experienced people and Scotland's 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.