Survey examines the worldwide impact of COVID-19 on children with an incarcerated parent

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Children of prisoners

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit our most vulnerable populations the hardest, including children with an incarcerated parent. This global survey sought to uncover the experiences of these children, as reported through organisations that support them. It discovered the shared experience of these organisations and the challenges faced when supporting children with an incarcerated parent.

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Research on LBT+ exclusion across 21 countries

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

** PLEASE NOTE: This article discusses a global study completed by Stonewall whereby research into the experiences of only lesbians, bi women and trans people globally is conducted. Therefore, in order to accurately reflect the research completed by Stonewall, the initialism of LBT+ is used. Together recognises that despite the initialism used the world goes beyond lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals and expands to other sexual orientations too. **

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NGOs meet with UN Treaty Body Chairs to discuss COVID-19

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC, Policies & procedures

The aim of this informal meeting was to discuss a way forward for UN Treaty Bodies to fully discharge their mandates in light of the challenges faced by COVID-19.

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New Scottish Government report on the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable children and young people

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Family Environment and Alternative Care

The report includes data about the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on vulnerable children and families in Scotland in the initial weeks of the ‘lockdown’, and the way that services adapted and responded to the crisis.

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List of Issues published on UK compliance with International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

Date: 11th June 2020
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

Paragraphs 24 and 25 of the UN Human Rights Committee’s List of Issues relate to children's rights, specifically concerning putting an end to corporal punishment and increasing the age of criminal responsibility.

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Sign up to our State of Children’s Rights webinars

Date: 5th June 2020
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

These webinars will explore children’s rights issues in Scotland which will inform our report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Based upon our examination of the UK’s progress implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child the UN Committee will make recommendations and thereby influencing legislation and policy.

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Together joins over 100 organisations and academics calling for an emergency cash boost to prevent child poverty crisis

Date: 28th May 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

In an open letter to the First Minister, organisations are calling for a direct financial boost for all families living on low incomes to support them through the coronavirus crisis.

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Exploring why politics are not just for grown-ups

Date: 28th May 2020
Category: General principles, Civil Rights and Freedoms

Country leaders from New Zealand, Argentina, Finland, and Norway have attempted to address the key concerns raised by their country’s youngest inhabitants in a child friendly way. Following on from this, young people from Scotland have joined the conversation as to why politics is not just for adults and why their concerns should be listened to.

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COVID-19: Human rights should be at the centre of recovery

Date: 28th May 2020
Category: Funding

Scottish Government has recently committed to a rights-based approach to decision making when transitioning out of lockdown. To translate this into action, the Government should follow the series of recommendations made by Scottish Human Rights Commission and Social Care Alliance Scotland, and adhere to the principles of accountability, transparency and participation when making budgetary decisions.

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Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland highlight concerns about supermarkets

Date: 28th May 2020
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Following reports that parents are facing criticism by members of the public and supermarket staff for bring their children to the shops, the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland wrote to supermarket Chief Executives urging them to provide guidance and training to staff.

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