New Intergroup on Children's Rights at the European Parliament

Date: 11th December 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

Announced in December 2014, this is a major step to mainstream children's rights more effectively across European Union's policies and legislation.

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Protection of economic and social rights in Scotland

Date: 10th December 2014
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

As Scotland celebrated Human Rights Day and the one year anniversary of Scotland's National Action Plan for Human Rights on 10th December 2014, the current framework of economic and social rights in Scotland was debated and a Holyrood article has pulled some key discussion points together.

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Human rights 365: celebrating Human Rights Day 2014

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Awareness-raising

10th December is Human Rights Day, commemorating the date on which the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Scottish Parliament debate Scotland’s National Action Plan for human rights

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Awareness-raising, Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

As part of Scotland's National Action Plan (SNAP) monitoring and accountability framework, the Scottish Parliament Justice Committee led a debate in the Chamber on 4th December on the SNAP Year One Report.

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Counting the Costs campaign calls for urgent action

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Disabled children

Contact a Family are calling for urgent action to address the shocking findings of their Counting the Costs 2014 survey, including disabled children and their families being forced to go without food and heating because of rising bills and benefit cuts.

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Upcoming General Comment to UNCRC on public spending

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: General Comments

Together has received an update on the forthcoming General Comment to the UNCRC on 'Public Spending to Realize Children's Rights' from Professor Jorge Cardona Llorens, member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Two new child rights briefings from SCCYP

Date: 9th December 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) has produced two new briefings on the connection between austerity measures and violations of children's rights and on exploring the issues of fracking from a children's rights perspective.

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Better public spending for better outcomes for children & families

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.

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Europe says austerity bites

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.

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Survey of parents’ use of childcare

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.

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