Date: 28th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

The Eurochild Annual Conference 'Children First: Better Public Spending for Better Outcomes for Children & Families' took place in Bucharest on 26th-28th November 2014 and presentations and initial conclusions have now been published.

Date: 25th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

The Commissioner's office has been involved in a major participative project to communicate the impacts of austerity policies, which formed part of an international conference last month.

Date: 25th November 2014
Category: Social security

The Commission for Childcare Reform is seeking views on what childcare is really like in Scotland and has released a survey to help inform its work.

Date: 24th November 2014
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting, General measures of implementation

Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP) was launched on Human Rights Day 2013, and a report setting out the progress made in its first year has been published.

Date: 20th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People coordinated celebrations of the UNCRC on its 25th anniversary - 20th November 2014, helping to raise awareness and understanding of children's rights.

Date: 18th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

A new article on Together's blog reflects on the 25th anniversary of the UNCRC and that it is time for all of us to recognise the rights of all children, all the time.

Date: 17th November 2014
Category:

On 17th November 2014, organisations including Save the Children, Scottish Book Trust and Scottish Business in the Community launched a national mission to get every child reading well by age 11.

Date: 15th November 2014
Category: Children of prisoners

An unfair sentence. All Babies Count: Spotlight on the criminal justice system is a new report launched by Barnardo's and NSPCC on the developmental importance of pregnancy and infancy.

Date: 12th November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

Each year, 10th December marks International Human Rights Day - a day of action to celebrate and raise awareness of international human rights. This year, it will also be the first anniversary of Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP).

Date: 12th November 2014
Category: Equal protection from violence

So far in 2014, five more States have enacted a full prohibition on all forms of corporal punishment of children. These are Malta, Brazil, Bolivia, Cape Verde and, most recently, Argentina.

Date: 10th November 2014
Category:

An apprenticeship scheme to employ 20 young people aged between 16 and 24 has been launched by the Scottish Parliament.

Date: 5th November 2014
Category: General Comments

For the first time, two UN human rights expert Committees have joined forces to issue a comprehensive interpretation of the obligations of States to prevent and eliminate harmful practices inflicted on women and girls.

Date: 1st November 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

Across the UK, Comic Relief funds work that aims to achieve one of five main themes to tackle complex problems and create positive social change for all ages.

Date: 30th October 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

Together has published its submission to the Smith Commission's work on devolution of further powers to Scotland.

Date: 28th October 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

Join Together for the launch of the annual State of Children's Rights in Scotland report and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Date: 5th October 2014
Category: Child poverty

The Campaign to End Child Poverty has published a child poverty map of Scotland (and the rest of the UK) which shows unacceptable levels of child poverty across Scotland and how widely and deeply child poverty reaches into our communities.

Date: 3rd October 2014
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Responding to media speculation on a possible repeal of the European Human Rights legislation on 3rd October 2014, former Community Safety and Legal Affairs Minister Roseanna Cunningham said the Scottish Government was 'strongly opposed' to such a move.

Date: 15th September 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

Together has launched a new blog: an exciting space to learn more about children's rights and where regular guest articles will be published.

Date: 15th September 2014
Category: General principles

The office for Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People is looking for feedback on how you've found the Golden Rules of Participation.

Date: 13th September 2014
Category: Special protection measures

'Hidden in Plain Sight: A statistical analysis of violence against children' is a new report representing the largest-ever compilation of data on the subject of violence against children.