Consultation on the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Bill

Date: 6th November 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

This consultation seeks views on a range of proposals intended to give people in communities, and those supporting them in the public sector, a range of new ways to help deliver a better Scotland.

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Young armed forces recruits more likely to suffer mental health problems than adults

Date: 1st November 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Studies have shown that teenagers who are recruited by countries' armed forces are more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol problems and commit or attempt suicide than those who join as adults.

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Four reports relating to children’s rights delivered by Secretary-General

Date: 1st November 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

A follow-up report to the special session of the General Assembly on children has been published, which assesses steps taken in 2012 to achieve a world fit for children, highlighting the gaps in achievement as well as the strategic shifts necessary to meet unmet goals.

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Child Poverty Insights - Does Money affect children’s outcomes?

Date: 1st November 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

This edition of Child Poverty Insights discusses a review of evidence on the relationship between household financial resources and children's outcomes in richer countries.

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SCRA release Annual Report and Official Statistics 2012-13

Date: 31st October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) published its third set of Official Statistics along with its Annual Report for 2012/13 on 31st October 2013.

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Professor Elaine Sutherland supplementary evidence on CYP Bill

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

Professor Elaine Sutherland asks whether we want Scotland to be a " leader or a follower in terms of respecting children's rights " and outlines reasons to incorporate the UNCRC.

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5th report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: call for views

Date: 29th October 2013
Category: UK 1st periodic review

The UK is due to submit its next (fifth) periodic report to the UN Committee in early 2014. A draft version of the report is available & a call for views has been issued.

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New report: Creating a non-violent juvenile justice system

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms

As a follow-up to the 2006 UN Study on Violence against Children, the International NGO Council on Violence Against Children has launched its latest report, "Creating a non-violent juvenile justice system".

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Human Rights Day 2013: 20 years working for your rights

Date: 26th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Human Rights Day 2013 is fast approaching and this year it focuses on the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Office. A special website and interactive timeline has been launched.

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UN women’s rights committee adopts landmark document on women and conflict

Date: 25th October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) passed a "landmark document" on women and conflict during its 56th session on 18th October 2013.

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