Date: 8th March 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Deadline: 30th April 2023

Date: 8th March 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

In ‘the Opportunity is now’, researchers explore concerns and aspirations for the health and social care sector in Scotland from interviews taken with key stakeholders and across the sector. Opportunities for improvement that were identified include the National Care Service and incorporation of human rights.

Date: 17th January 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Hear from 51 people all from families affected by imprisonment as this report highlights the role played by prisons at creating, deepening and sustaining poverty.

Date: 17th January 2023
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A survey of over 1,000 children and young people across Scotland asked questions about their electricity use, access to food and mental health. Over 70% of young people said they are concerned about the financial pressures on their parents, guardians or carers. Subsequently, a Cost Crisis Hub on young.scot has been launched. This includes information on priority topics highlighted by children and young people which includes money-saving opportunities, financial information and tips on looking after mental health.

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

To protect the right to food, the Scottish Youth Parliament has launched their ‘#HaveYourSay on the Right to Food’ survey and they want to know young people’s views on access to food. The closing date is 7th November 2022.

Date: 13th October 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

As part of Challenge Poverty Week, Includem launched its Simply Scran campaign to ensure everyone in Scotland has access to three nutritious meals a day – focused on adequate incomes, breakfast provision, school meals and food in communities. 

Date: 2nd August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland’s highest civil court has upheld a challenge against Edinburgh Council’s refusal to accept a homeless application from a family with six children.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

On 28th July, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution that says everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment. The General Assembly recognised climate change and environmental degradation as some of the most pressing threats to humanity’s future.

Date: 1st August 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing Date: 12th August 2022

Date: 7th July 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Children’s Parliament has a wealth of experience working with children to participate in climate change action. Drawing from this, it recently helped to inform the UN Special Rapporteur on climate change actions to address the world’s climate emergency. Children’s Parliament also identified human rights issues associated with the climate change emergency.  

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Discover the journey, learning and impact of the work of the Climate Changemakers from October 2020 to February 2022. Climate Changemakers are children across Scotland who are working to have their say in climate action! They have made recommendations for the future realisation of children’s rights in the context of the climate action and deliberative democracy.

Date: 9th June 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Discover how successful 43 countries across the globe are providing a healthy environment for children. This report card includes information such as whether children have clean drinking water, good quality air, mould- and lead- free homes and access to green play spaces. 

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

There are many countries around the world that have laws which protect children’s right to a healthy environment. Some countries have stronger laws than others. This child-friendly leaflet will further children and young people’s awareness and understanding of how these countries are protecting this right and discover what Scottish Government could be doing to help!

Date: 28th April 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

The Good Food Nation Bill is currently being considered by Scottish Parliament and aims to tackle child poverty, obesity and the environmental impact of food production and waste.

Date: 7th April 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Children and young people continue to be at the forefront of environmental activism. Despite climate change impacting children’s rights significantly, children continue to be excluded from decision-making processes and laws do not always protect their rights. CRIN has conducted research on 43 countries looking at how laws protect or fail children’s environmental rights, their right to protest and how children have access to courts to seek environmental justice.

Date: 7th March 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Children’s Commissioner is opening up virtual sessions to connect with children and young people across Scotland.

Date: 2nd February 2022
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Closing date: 31st March 2022

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Young people are encouraged to share their key issues in relation to health and wellbeing and to support discussions with young people, a conversational guide has been created.

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

To ensure everyone in Scotland lives in a healthy environment, we must be able to hold public bodies and polluters to account. To do this, a petition has been launched which includes recommendations to Scottish Government to make sure the right to a healthy environment is enforced by law.

Date: 16th December 2021
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has published its perspective on the recent decisions made by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in its first climate change case.