UK criticised by UN Special Rapporteur for harmful impact of poor air quality on children (1)

Date: 21st September 2017
Category: Disability, Basic Health and Welfare, Right to life, survival and development

The UN's Special Rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste has criticised the UK for neglecting to protect vulnerable groups, such as children, from the harmful impact of air pollution.

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'Stop excluding children from Brexit dialogue', UK Parliament event

Date: 13th September 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

Children must be heard and their views sought on Brexit, representatives from Scotland's children's sector and the Children & Young People's Commissioner will tell parliamentarians at a special event at Westminster today (13 September).

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‘I can do what I do dream’: Doing Our Best Report 2016-17

Date: 5th September 2017
Category: Respect for the views of the child

Doing Our Best is a programme developed by the Children's Parliament and delivered in Aberdeen City's four Attainment Challenge Primary Schools. This report looks at the impact of the programme using evidence from the views of children and classroom teachers.

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Sentencing Young People: Report on Scottish Sentencing Council Conference

Date: 5th September 2017
Category: Child justice system

The Scottish Sentencing Council announced in its Business Plan for 2015-18 that one of the first sentencing guidelines to be developed would focus on the sentencing of young people. This report sets out the main topics raised and discussed during stakeholder engagement.

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Human Trafficking campaign launched by Michael Matheson MSP

Date: 5th September 2017
Category: Child trafficking

A new awareness campaign has revealed that human trafficking is closer than many people think. The Scottish Government have identified the locations where human trafficking takes place, to challenge perceptions that the crime is confined to Scotland's major towns and cities.

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Briefing on EU Withdrawal Bill

Date: 5th September 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has identified a number of implications and opportunities for equality and human rights protections in the context of Brexit.

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Independent Review of Hate Crime Legislation (1)

Date: 5th September 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

This consultation seeks views to inform the independent review of hate crime legislation in Scotland, conducted by Lord Bracadale.

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Sector briefings on draft Information Sharing Bill

Date: 4th September 2017
Category: General principles, Protection of privacy

Views were recently sought on the draft Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill by the Education and Skills Committee.

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UN condemnation for UK human rights record

Date: 4th September 2017
Category: General principles, Disabled children

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has released damning Concluding Observations on the UK.

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Campaign supports choice on religious observance in schools

Date: 21st August 2017
Category: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

The Humanist Society Scotland's Enlighten Up campaign aims to promote a fair and inclusive education system where pupils are not discriminated against because of religion or belief.

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