Together responds to earned settlement consultation

Date: 13th February 2026
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Drawing on the UNCRC, recent UN recommendations, and evidence from children and families, we raise serious concerns that the proposals are incompatible with children’s rights.

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The role of youth work in the realization of the human rights of young people in Scotland – with a focus on young refugees

Date: 20th January 2026
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This new blog is about the work of Jiaying Wang, an MSc candidate at the University of Edinburgh, exploring the role of youth work in realising Human RIghts for young people, especially refugees, in Scotland. The blog is part of a series exploring MSc students’ findings, who worked with the support of Together, the Observatory of Children’s Human Rights in Scotland and YouthLink Scotland.

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British Red Cross report on Refugee Family Reunion

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children, Family reunification

The British Red Cross has released a powerful new report, “I Returned to Life,” highlighting why the UK’s refugee family reunion process must remain open and accessible. With the future of this vital protection route uncertain, the report underscores how reuniting families offers safety, stability, and hope to those rebuilding their lives after conflict and persecution. The Red Cross warns that proposed government changes—such as financial, language, or residence requirements—could make family reunion almost impossible, worsening risks for children and families while undermining integration.

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Migrant’s Rights Network ‘Not a Stranger’ Survey

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

This initiative forms part of MRN's Not a Stranger campaign, a grassroots, migrant-led movement responding to a wave of increasingly hostile government proposals and political rhetoric that make it harder for migrants to build stable lives in the UK.

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CRC Committee finds France responsible for grave and systematic violations of unaccompanied migrant Children’s Rights

Date: 11th November 2025
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

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Migration Bill: Lords reinsert child detention limits

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: Special protection measures, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

BBC has reported the the House of Lords has rejected an attempt by the UK Government to extend the amount of time children can be detained in its migration bill.

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Together joins organisations to oppose the new Migration Bill

Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

UK Government has introduced a new Migration Bill or, more fittingly known as, the “Refugee Ban Bill. If passed, it will have a deeply negative impact on the human rights of migrants, women, children and young people. Together has joined JustRight Scotland, Scottish Refugee Council and other civil society organisations to oppose the Bill.

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UK Government responds to critical report on the 'Rights Removal Bill'

Date: 28th March 2023
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The UK Government wants to ‘overhaul’ the Human Rights Act 1998 by repealing and replacing it with a Bill of Rights. This will remove many of the protections set out in the Human Rights Act. The UK Government has now replied to a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights which raised concerns. The UK Government has overwhelmingly disagreed with the recommendations made by the Committee.

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Film release! ‘New Scots Families Storyplay in Glasgow’

Date: 8th March 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Recreation, play and cultural activities, Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

This short film is an uplifting story of play, children’s rights and multiculturalism in Glasgow. Licketyspit documents their latest project on how Storyplay can support integration, with over 700 children and families from different backgrounds taking part in meaningful play.

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High Court rules UK Government’s Rwanda deportation policy lawful

Date: 17th January 2023
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for deportation has been ruled to not breach the UK’s obligation under the UN Refugee Convention or other international agreements.

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