‘Mind our health’ campaign launched

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Non-discrimination, Mental health

The campaign - launched on International Day against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia - aims to increase understanding of LGBT young people's experiences of poor mental health and raise awareness of mental health rights.

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Calls for a review of all personal and social education (PSE)

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities

The Scottish Parliament Education and Skills Committee is calling for a review of all personal & social education (PSE) after criticising the inconsistent and inadequate provision of sex education in many of Scotland's schools.

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Review of the Impact of the 2006 (Parental involvement) Act

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Parental guidance

On the tenth anniversary of the Act, the National Parent Forum of Scotland has announced that the Review of the impact of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 has now been published.

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Progress on Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill welcomed

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Child poverty

The End Child Poverty Coalition has welcomed the publication of the Stage One report on the Scottish Government's Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill.

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New Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy published

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Child trafficking

The Scottish Government has published it's new Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy which aims to completely eliminate human trafficking and exploitation.

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Measuring social impact in the EU

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Social security

The European Parliament have published a briefing paper on measuring social impact in the EU as a result of austerity measures which have triggered a shift in the focus of EU policy-makers towards deepening the economic union and achieving greater social convergence across Member States.

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2016 Report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The European Commission has reported on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights in the EU for 2016.

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New UNICEF Report: A child is a child: Protecting children on the move from violence, abuse and exploitation

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Refugee , migrant and asylum-seeking children

A Child is a Child highlights that the world has seen almost a five-fold increase in the number of refugee and migrant children traveling alone since 2010. Even when they travel with their families, they face several terrible risks and often fall through the cracks.

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New Chairperson of the CRC Committee

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC

On Monday 15 May, Renate Winter, the member from Austria, was elected as new Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties

Date: 31st May 2017
Category: Disabled children

A new project - Research Priorities for Learning Difficulties - has been launched during Learning Difficulties Week 2017. The project aims to identify the top 10 research priorities for learning difficulties amongst children and young people.

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