Malala Yousafzai wins International Children’s Peace Prize 2013

Date: 13th October 2013
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

This year, Malala Yousafzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan, who has risked her life in the fight for access to education for girls all over the world, won the International Children's Peace Prize 2013 on Friday 6th September.

Read more

CRAE report to Ministry of Justice on economic, social and cultural rights

Date: 2nd October 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

CRAE has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice's call for views on the issues that the UK Government should focus on in its 6th periodic report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Read more

Continuous child detention in UK

Date: 1st October 2013
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

Recent figures published by the UK Home Office suggest that children in the decision and removal phase of the asylum process are increasingly being detained in the UK.

Read more

Together’s State of Children's Rights Survey

Date: 30th September 2013
Category: General measures of implementation

Contribute to Together's State of Children's Rights report 2013 by completing a survey on the extent to which children and young people are able to enjoy their rights as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Read more

It's time to BeXcellent

Date: 27th September 2013
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Children in Scotland is recruiting children and young people aged between 5-18 (or those who work with young people this age) to become part of a team to manage and develop the BeXcellent website.

Read more

Play Strategy for Scotland

Date: 25th September 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

An Equality Impact Assessment of the Play Strategy for Scotland was published on 10th September 2013, to consider the potential impacts across the protected characteristics.

Read more

'It Always Comes Down to Money': Disability Report published

Date: 20th September 2013
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

A new report about service provision to disabled children and young people, It Always Comes Down to Money , was launched at a conference organised by the Commissioner's office.

Read more

Growing up in Scotland: The impact of disability on the lives of young children

Date: 18th September 2013
Category: Disabled children

A new report presents an in-depth analysis of data from GUS to examine the circumstances and outcomes of children living with a disability in Scotland.

Read more

'Give us a Hand With Childcare' – 10 key messages from parents in Scotland

Date: 17th September 2013
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

A new report launched by Save the Children on 17th September 2013 highlights 10 childcare challenges that parents in Scotland believe are holding them and their children back.

Read more

2018 - Year of Young People

Date: 17th September 2013
Category:

First Minister Alex Salmond has announced a new programme of Focus Years to celebrate the best of Scotland and its people.

Read more