Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child, Freedom of association and peaceful assembly

Humanist Society Scotland has agreed with the Scottish Government to pause its current legal challenge regarding the rights of young people to opt out of religious observance in schools.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Social security

New research by Heriot Watt University suggests that improved childcare is the single most effective policy in reducing income inequalities.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Mental health, Recreation, play and cultural activities

Two research centres at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow have published a study which found that being in the Guides or Scouts as a child seems to protect mental health long into adulthood.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Child poverty

A survey assessment for the End Child Poverty coalition has suggested that 3.5 million children are living in low income households in the UK - with 220,000 of them in Scotland.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Five new priorities which will define the policing approach to keeping Scotland's one million young people and children safe have been announced.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Children affected by substance misuse, Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Scotland's Chief Statistician has recently released results from The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) 2015, providing information on tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among Scotland's secondary school children.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Mental health

There has been a sharp rise in young people facing anxiety in the last year. Children and young people are experiencing anxiety about a multitude of issues, including over world affairs.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

The Governments of France and the UK fell seriously short of their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the way they handled the situation of children living at the Calais migrant camp, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has said.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare

Some 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic - six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines - that it can cause serious health damage, including harming their developing brains, according to a new UNICEF report.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Disabled children

The Equalities and Human Rights Committee (EHRiC) has decided to look at the issue of widening access to university in Scotland for disabled people and BSL users and has made a call to evidence.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Young people are being invited to take part in a research study on citizenship and Europe entitled Catch-EyoU being conducted by the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics.

Date: 15th November 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Children and Young People's Commissioner for Scotland is looking for volunteers to find the most interesting content from across the web to share with other young people. 

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting

Together will be holding a reception on the 16th November in Scottish Parliament from 6 - 8pm.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: General measures of implementation

The Committee is issuing an open call for evidence, asking interested parties and stakeholders to submit evidence on any impact of the UK's proposed withdrawal from the EU on the human rights framework and protection of human rights in the UK. Together has responded.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

This new report was commissioned by the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland and delivered in partnership with Home-Start UK Scotland.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Care Experienced children

This new paper summarises the key messages arising from the Secure Care National Project and raises important issues for the review of Scotland's care system.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

Following the Deputy First Minister's September announcement of a major governance review into the way schools are run, the review is seeking direct input from children and young people themselves.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: General principles

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has published its Annual Report for 2015-2016. In a shifting constitutional landscape, Scotland remains on a generally positive path in advancing human rights, but significant challenges and gaps continue to be felt.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: Awareness-raising

The Commissioner and his team produce an annual report each year to tell people what they have been doing - alongside the report, the office has produced a film made by young people who chose what they felt would be interesting.

Date: 1st November 2016
Category: General principles

The national baseline assessment of the current state of affairs in Scotland in relation to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights has now been published on the SNAP website, along with an invitation to provide comments and responses through a survey.