Human Rights Council 25th session: access to justice for children

Date: 24th January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

The Human Rights Council's Annual Day on the Rights of the Child is fast approaching. In March, during its 25th session, the Council will dedicate a day to "Access to Justice for Children".

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SYP announce CARE.FAIR.SHARE. campaign

Date: 23rd January 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) launched a new campaign on 23rd January 2014 to ensure that young carers are treated fairly by society and government policies.

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Carers' Legislation: Consultation on proposals

Date: 22nd January 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

The Scottish Government is consulting on new proposals that aim to improve outcomes for carers and young carers across Scotland.

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Impact of health inequalities in early years to be investigated

Date: 20th January 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

An inquiry that will investigate the impact of health inequalities in the early years has been launched by the Health and Sport Committee.

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Young Scot Agents of Change: project report

Date: 20th January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

Young Scot has published a project report on Agents of Change, a co-design project aimed to empower disabled young people across Scotland to explore ways in which they could influence and participate in local service delivery.

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Children’s Commissioner for England releases report on child sexual exploitation

Date: 16th January 2014
Category: Access to appropriate information

The Commissioner has concluded an extensive and rigorous two-year Inquiry into child sexual exploitation in gangs and groups last November by releasing a final report.

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Youth Work Equalities and Human Rights survey

Date: 15th January 2014
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

A survey has been developed to enable YouthLink Scotland to shape its future work on the subject considering the youth work sector's relationship with the Equalities Act 2010 and Human Rights in its widest sense, including the UNCRC.

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Impact of the crisis on children’s and women’s health

Date: 15th January 2014
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

In a summary report, Doctors of the World calls on national governments and EU institutions to ensure public health systems built on solidarity, equality and equity, open to everyone living in a European Member State, rather than systems based on a profit rationale.

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A landmark change in legislation for young people in care

Date: 14th January 2014
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care

Legal changes will be made to Scotland's care system enabling care leavers to stay in care to 21 years old, after an amendment to the CYP Bill was passed by the Education and Culture Committee.

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New child rights legal instrument strengthens the right of children to be heard

Date: 14th January 2014
Category: General measures of implementation

The Third Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communication Procedure which expressly protects the right of children to redress violations of their rights will enter into force in April 2014.

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