Date: 26th July 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Child Rights International Network - a global research, policy and advocacy organisation - have suggested that young people in the UK might benefit from advice and support when it comes to making sense of a post-referendum Britain.

Date: 12th July 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Under-18s in the UK have protested against not being able to vote in the recent referendum on EU membership. The older demographic came out ahead of young voters who were overwhelmingly in favour of remaining part of the EU.

Date: 26th April 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

This consultation asks for views on whether any changes should be made to a draft Code of Practice for Stop and Search before it comes into force.

Date: 26th April 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

This consultation asks for views on whether the police should be given a set of new search powers.

Date: 7th April 2016
Category: General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has written to all UK-based UN Global Compact signatories urging transparency statements demonstrating a proactive approach to combating slavery.

Date: 7th March 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

The annual day of discussion on the rights of the child at the UN on 8th March 2016 focused on information and communications technology (ICTs) and child sexual exploitation, with States attempting to understand and deepen cooperation on the issue.

Date: 2nd March 2016
Category: Non-discrimination, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Last week, Stonewall Scotland released their Manifesto aiming to put LGBT equality at the heart of a changing Scotland.

Date: 6th January 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Research about the experiences of ethnic and religious minority young people was conducted by Newcastle, St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities from 2013-2015 and was recently published.

Date: 5th January 2016
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

In July 2014, Together responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on Scotland's electoral future - these views have been included in the summary of responses.

Date: 8th December 2015
Category: General principles, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Following public consultation earlier this year and an intensive period of joint working with organisations from across children's and adult services and parent groups, Scottish Government have made available the revised draft Statutory Guidance for the GIRFEC provisions. The new law and draft guidance aim to improve outcomes for children, young people and families by ensuring a consistent approach to how we support children's and young people's wellbeing wherever they live in Scotland. It is hoped that the draft guidance will enable services to operate effectively by:

Date: 19th August 2015
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Diego Quiroz (SHRC) outlines recent UN International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights (ICCPR) recommendations relating to children & next steps for advancement.

Date: 23rd June 2015
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms

In the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People has been given new powers to investigate complaints from individual children and young people. These new powers are likely to come into force in April 2016.

Date: 26th May 2015
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Children's Parliament has been part of a 3-year UK-wide programme replicating evidence-based work to reduce the likelihood of young people offending.

Date: 21st July 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

The Scottish Government are consulting on technical changes with the aim to help practitioners use existing antisocial behaviour legislation and systems more effectively.

Date: 19th June 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Police Scotland announced that it is to end the practice of consensual stop searches on children under the age of 12, to a Holyrood Committee on 19th June 2014.

Date: 6th June 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The European Commission has recommended that the EU introduce common minimum rules on the definition of criminal offences and measures that will guarantee special safeguards for children during criminal court proceedings.

Date: 3rd June 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms

The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) has published 12 recommendations aimed at improving the targeting, effectiveness and transparency of the use of stop and search tactics by Police Scotland.

Date: 3rd March 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

The UK Parliament Human Rights Committee published its second report of legislative scrutiny of the Immigration Bill on 3rd March 2014.

Date: 31st January 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Together raised concern that the use of stop and search by police on children is disproportionate and based on a desire to meet targets, rather than an intelligence-based assessment of risk.

Date: 13th January 2014
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

Turkmenistan has become the latest country to ban corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home.