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Date: 11th August 2023
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There is a new quarterly People Know How newsletter! Giving you an insight into their core services and the life-changing opportunities they provide to their service users.

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'Right to Rest' campaign

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, Young carers

The ‘Right To Rest’ campaign is youth-led and aimed to support young carers to take a break when they need to.

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Young people make documentaries for their communities

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Children in armed forces families

Forces Children Scotland delivered a documentary making workshop for young people from armed forces families. Check out the one-to-one interviews the young people conducted about life in a forces family intended for their communities!

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New report: ‘the socio-economic duty in action’

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Policy and strategy

Check out the new joint report by JustFair and the Greater Manchester Poverty Action on the ‘socio-economic duty in action’ , to learn about different approaches taken by England and Wales to tackle socio-economic inequality.

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Global Launch of General Comment No.26

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: General Comments

The General Comment No.26 on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change is set to launch on 18 th September 2023. See how you can get involved in the global lunch of #GC26 and find out more about the making of the General Comment by reading on.

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University of Strathclyde announced as a member of the global Justice Action Coalition

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Child justice system, Special protection measures

The University of Strathclyde has been announced as a member of the United Nations Justice Action Coalition, a partnership national governments, UN agencies and international organisations. This global coalition was established to champion equal access to justice worldwide, and to meet the distinctive rights and needs of children.

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Launch of child participation web-platform

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General principles

The Council of Europe has launched a child participation leadership platform as part of its joint project - “CP4Europe - Strengthening National Child Participation Frameworks and Action in Europe”. The web platform provides different resources, guidelines and assessment tools for professionals working with children.

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Children’s Services Reform Research Study - workforce survey

Date: 11th August 2023
Category: Training, General measures of implementation

This survey is being conducted for the Children’s Services Reform Research study to inform decision making for the improvement of the delivery of children services in Scotland. This survey is for anyone working in social work, education, youth justice, police, health (including the NHS) and third sector services in Scotland, and asks for your valuable experiences and insights into your work with children.

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Together’s ‘Lunch and Learns’: children’s rights best practice

Date: 17th July 2023
Category: General measures of implementation, General principles

Join Juliet Harris, Director of Together, for a series of hour-long ‘Lunch and Learns’ in August to learn about children’s rights best practice!

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Support the Together team in the Kiltwalk!

Date: 17th July 2023
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On 17 th September 2023, Together colleagues will put their best foot forward and partake in the Kiltwalk’s Big Stroll of 14.7miles from Musselburgh to Murrayfield. for Together and our mission that all children and young people growing up in Scotland have their human rights respected, protected, and fulfilled.

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