Tackling hate crime – a priority for all society

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Non-discrimination

This new report, commissioned by Scottish Ministers in 2015, has set out a number of recommendations on how to help tackle hate crime and prejudice, and build greater community cohesion.

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Consultation Analysis: Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: General principles, Policies & procedures

An analysis of consultation has been undertaken on draft guidance for Children's Rights (Part 1, section 2) and Children's Services Planning (Part 3) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

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Day of General Discussion 2016: Children's Rights and the Environment

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Right to life, survival and development

On Friday 23rd September, the Committee on the Rights of the Child's Day of General Discussion (DGD) was held on the topic of 'Children's Rights and the Environment'. MCP's at the Children's Parliament went out and did fantastically well in representing Scotland!

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UN Committee on the Rights of the Child adopts a General Comment on ‘Public budgeting for the realisation of children's rights'

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms

Children's organisations have welcomed the Committee's recognition that states need to invest in children to realise their rights as outlined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols.

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Questionnaire on the provision of support to persons with disabilities

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Disabled children

The Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, is currently preparing a study, to be presented at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017, on the provision of support to persons with disabilities.

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Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Consultation

Date: 4th October 2016
Category: Inclusive education

Aberdeen City Council is carrying out a statutory consultation exercise linked to the Scottish Government's programme for expansion of early learning and childcare.

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Together gives evidence to the Equal Opportunities Committee

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Non-discrimination

At its third meeting, the Equal Opportunities Committee considered its approach to developing its work programme by taking oral evidence from a number of organisations, including Together.

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Themes for 2018 Year of Young People announced

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: General principles

In their final report, published on 8th September 2016, the Interim Planning Group for the forthcoming 2018 'Year of Young People' set out four themes for discussion.

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Scottish Government face legal challenge over Religious Observance in schools

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

The Humanist Society Scotland are to seek a Judicial Review of a decision by the Scottish Government not to allow young people to opt-out of religious observance, as is possible for children in England and Wales and as recommended by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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Petition on military visits to Scottish schools to be heard at Holyrood

Date: 20th September 2016
Category: Armed conflict

A petition is calling for more transparency and oversight of visits made by the armed forces to secondary state schools after concerns were highlighted over the unmonitored nature and frequency of the visits, with fears that they are being used as a recruitment tool.

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