UN Day of General Discussion – new participation resource available

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

A resource has been produced which supports consultation with children to inform the UN General Day of Discussion, which this year will be focusing on Protecting and Empowering Child Human Rights Defenders.

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Discussion paper highlights a children’s rights approach to assisted reproduction

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Best interests of the child

A new paper assesses the range of implications that assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) can have on children's human rights and seeks to encourage discussion on the impact of ARTs on children as their use rapidly increases.

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Views sought for campaign on young people’s mental health

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Mental health

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Age of Criminal Responsiblity Bill

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Age of criminal responsibility

Scottish Parliament's Equalities and Human Rights Committee has published a call for evidence on the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill.

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Review of Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995

Date: 23rd May 2018
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, Respect for the views of the child

Views are being sought to inform the review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 which will seek to place children and young people at the centre of family court cases.

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New online training tool for lawyers on children's rights

Date: 16th May 2018
Category: Training

A new online training tool has been launched to support lawyers working with children and help them take a child rights-based approach to their work.

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Amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill protect Rights

Date: 8th May 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Today marks the final day of Report Stage in the House of Lords. Here, we summarise some of the key changes made to the Withdrawal Bill relating to rights protections. These changes are not set in stone, however, as the Bill will be returned to the House of Commons for MPs to consider the new amendments in the coming weeks.

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Learning Difficulties Research – Have your say

Date: 25th April 2018
Category: Disabled children

The second phase of a Scotland-wide project has launched to find out what research into learning difficulties in children and young people should be prioritised.

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The use of strip search on children and young people

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Child justice system

New figures show that nearly 50 children and young people had clothing removed by police officers as part of stop and search activities over a nine-month period.

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Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan published by Scottish Government

Date: 24th April 2018
Category: Child poverty

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland have welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government's first statutory child poverty delivery plan under the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act.

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