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

What is a human right?

Date: 12th March 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Scottish Government

This leaflet describes the policies and work of the Children and Families directorate.

Date: 8th March 2012
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Family Rights Group

A film to help social care professionals supporting children and families through child protection conferences has been released by advice charity Family Rights Group.

Date: 5th March 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance and YWCA Scotland have recently published a report of a training pilot which found that youth workers across Scotland are seriously concerned about the prevalence of teen abuse in Scotland.

Date: 5th March 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Action for Sick Children Scotland

Take a look at the ASC(S) latest newsletter which includes articles on corporate parenting, Rights of the Child Group, education for sick children and more.

Date: 1st March 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: NHS Health Scotland

The Walk the Talk website includes information and useful tips on topics such as confidentiality and youth-friendly services. You'll also find many links to relevant resources and materials designed specifically for young people.

Date: 28th February 2012
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: The Children’s Society

A new report by The Children's Society reveals alarming levels of destitution among refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant children and young people.

Date: 22nd February 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: see me

A new campaign by 'see me' aims to encourage young people to think about their behaviour towards someone their own age who is experiencing mental ill-health.

Date: 21st February 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

This new set of 20 striking colour A2 posters is a great starting point for displays and class work.

Date: 15th February 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: CHILDREN 1ST

The transcript of the CHILDREN 1ST annual lecture 2011 is now available. The lecture entitled 'Poverty, Families and Community' was delivered in December 2011 by Bob Holman.

Date: 13th February 2012
Category: General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: The Rights of the Child UK

In Why incorporate? Making rights a reality for every child, the Rights of the Child UK coalition makes a compelling case for enshrining the rights of children into our law at a time when governments and others are looking for fresh approaches to protecting and promoting children's well-being and development, and there is cross-party consensus on the importance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 7th February 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The new Universal Human Rights Index database allows for the retrieval of individual recommendations and full documents from treaty bodies, special procedures and the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process for all countries.

Date: 1st February 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Together

Together's analysis of the responses to the Scottish Government's consultation on proposals for a Rights of Children and Young People Bill (2011).

Date: 17th January 2012
Category: Refugee and asylum seeking children
Author: Children's Commissioner for England

The Landing in Dover report from Maggie Atkinson, the Children's Commissioner for England, discovered that unaccompanied children arriving into Kent were returned to France if they did not apply for asylum straightaway.

Date: 16th January 2012
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: United Nations Human Rights

These short videos provide simple introductions to human rights, the UN human rights programme, treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council.

Date: 2nd January 2012
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: End Child Poverty

The Campaign to End Child Poverty has produced a map of child poverty for every ward, council and constituency in Scotland.

Date: 2nd January 2012
Category: Children with disabilities
Author: NHS Education for Scotland

Learning Disabilities - two new websites for anyone supporting a person with a learning disability in Scotland.

Date: 16th December 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Enquire

Enquire recently interview the Youth Commission on Bullying, a group of young people in the Scottish Borders who have been appointed to research the views of people in their community about bullying in all its forms, including racism, homophobia and cyber bullying.

Date: 7th December 2011
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author: Enquire

The law says that all looked after children should have the extra support they need to get the most out of their education and achieve their full potential. Enquire has published a new briefing paper that explains the rights of looked after children under the Additional Support for Learning Act.

Date: 7th December 2011
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, Children with disabilities
Author: Inclusion Scotland

The toolkit has been developed in consultation with disabled people from around Scotland. Its key purpose is to provide disabled people and their advocates with the tools they need to realise their human right to live independently.