Leave No Child Behind: Council adopts EU guidelines

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: General measures of implementation

The European Council have adopted new EU Guidelines for the promotion and protection of the rights of the child. This 2017 version is a revision of the 2007 EU guidelines.

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ChildLine urges boys to speak out about suicidal feelings

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Mental health

Boys are 6 times less likely than girls to talk to ChildLine counsellors about suicidal thoughts. ChildLine's new 'Tough To Talk' campaign urges boys to speak out about their problems and reassures them they are not alone.

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“I just froze” campaign aims to destroy rape myths and misconceptions

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Protection from abuse or neglect

Rape Crisis Scotland has launched a new campaign set to challenge and change common misconceptions that there is a right or wrong way for people to react during or after a rape.

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Rising inflation puts further pressure on low-income families

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Child poverty

End Child Poverty research demonstrates that prices are estimated to rise by 35% between 2010 and 2020, but Child Benefit will have increased by just 2% over the same period - around a seventeenth of what would be needed to keep up with increases in the cost of living.

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‘The State of the World’s Human Rights’ assessment report

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

The Amnesty International assessment report for 2016/17 states that 2016 will go down in history as an 'annus horribilis ' when it comes to human rights, describing 'toxic rhetoric', "a vacuum of leadership on a chaotic world stage", "a lack of political will" and "divisive fear mongering".

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Briefing: Why focus on reducing women's imprisonment in Scotland?

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Children of prisoners

Scotland has one of the highest rates of imprisonment for women in Northern Europe. The impact on children of parental imprisonment is profound - this briefing looks at working to reduce the female prison population in Scotland.

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Discussion paper series on children's rights and business in a digital world

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: UNCRC Optional Protocols and General Comments

This series of discussion papers seeks to explore the relationship between children's rights, business and the Internet in greater detail than has previously been analysed.

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Women still in Scotland very unequal, says new report

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

A new report from Engender 'Sex and Power' sets out the extent of men's over-representation in positions of authority and influence in Scotland. Of the 3,029 positions of power and authority in Scotland identified in the report, 73% are filled by men.

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Government ‘Must Act to Embed Equality into UK Law Post-Brexit’

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: Non-discrimination

The Government must act to embed equality into UK law after Brexit, according to a new report from the Women's and Equality Committee.

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Implementing children and young people's participation in decision-making at the community level: The Practices of NGOs

Date: 22nd March 2017
Category: General principles

This new briefing addresses how children and young people's participation in decision-making at the community level can be meaningfully supported by NGOs, using research findings from Tamil Nadu (in South India) and Scotland.

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