Date: 4th March 2014
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The 25th session of the Human Rights Council started in Geneva on 3rd March 2014 and will include the Council's annual day on the rights of the child.

Date: 3rd March 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

CHILDREN 1ST , in partnership with One Parent Families Scotland and the Scottish Child Law Centre, has launched the Family Decision Making service to support separated and separating families.

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: 2nd March 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Together has responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on 'Giving children and young people a sporting chance: A draft Strategy for Scotland' for which the deadline was 2nd March 2014.

Date: 27th February 2014
Category:

Together produced a briefing in advance of the Stage 1 debate of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill which took place on Thursday 27th February 2014.

Date: 24th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Mentor and SCPHRP have launched the 2nd year of The Young STAND (Scots Tackling Alcohol N Drugs) Awards 2014 and ask you to share this with others and to nominate.

Date: 24th February 2014
Category: Right to life, survival and development, Access to appropriate information

UNICEF UK is campaigning for protection in UK law for child victims of trafficking and is calling for children to be a priority in the Modern Slavery Bill.

Date: 24th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

As Belgium amended its euthanasia law in February 2014 by lifting all age restrictions on the right to die, the debate on the legitimacy of imposing age limits for euthanasia is also taking place in Japan and Canada.

Date: 20th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A report has been published based on analysis of Growing Up in Scotland data on the circumstances of first-time mothers in Scotland who were aged under 20 at the time of the child's birth.

Date: 19th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child, UK 1st periodic review

The Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill has been passed by MSPs following its final parliamentary scrutiny.

Date: 15th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A paper has been published in The Lancet which shares the charter on the prevention of fetal alcohol harm, which was agreed by 700 delegates from 35 nations at the first international conference on the prevention side of this life-altering condition.

Date: 13th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This project will work with disabled children, young people and those with a long term condition as well as their parent/carers to help raise awareness of GIRFEC.

Date: 13th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

From Thursday 13 February Belgium became the first country in the world to allow euthanasia to children under the age of 18.

Date: 11th February 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Safer Internet Day was celebrated on 11th February in over 100 countries and is organised each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people.

Date: 10th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Child poverty fell in Scotland by 9.9% in the decade to 2012, compared with 5.7% in England, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reported.

Date: 4th February 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People is mapping existing areas of work specifically relating to disabled children and young people and their families, and is asking for your input.

Date: 4th February 2014
Category:

Following the launch of the Scottish Government's Play Strategy for Scotland in 2013, Inspiring Scotland is inviting charities to apply to its Go2Play Fund.

Date: 4th February 2014
Category:

A new report released by CarersUK reveals in great depth how carers are struggling with alarming levels of hardship.

Date: 1st February 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish Parliament's Education and Culture Committee has launched a call for written evidence on Scotland's educational and cultural future following the Independence Referendum.

Date: 31st January 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Children in Scotland coordinated a survey about transitions throughout childhood, and has recently published a summary paper of the survey results.