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Date: 17th March 2015
Category:
Young carers
This consultation took place between 22 January and 16 April 2014 and set out the proposals to improve outcomes for carers and young carers across Scotland, and this response analyses the responses received and sets out conclusions and next steps.
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Date: 17th March 2015
Category:
Children in situations of exploitation
The Scottish Government is currently engaging with survivors and relevant organisations to seek views on the Terms of Reference of the National Inquiry into Historical Child Abuse, as well as the attributes of the Chair and Panel.
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Date: 12th March 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation
During the UN Human Rights Council annual day of discussion on 12th March 2015 which focused on "better investment in the rights of the child", SHRC delivered a statement highlighting that more work is needed to protect the human rights of children in Scotland.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Scotland-specific monitoring and reporting
Together has highlighted the impact of reserved powers on children's rights in Scotland, as part of the UK Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Children of prisoners
An informative new article on Together's blog written by Nicki Wray (Barnardo's Scotland) highlights the vulnerabilities of children affected by parental imprisonment and how a new Bill has the potential to enhance and further their rights.
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Date: 11th March 2015
Category:
Children in situations of exploitation
In a resolution adopted on the 11th March 2015, the European Parliament strongly emphasised that protecting children and ensuring a safe environment for their development is one of the primary objectives of the EU and Member States.
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Date: 10th March 2015
Category:
Child poverty
"Are we going to pay now upfront, or are we going to pay much more later?" said Jane Connors, development expert at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in the opening speech of the Human Rights Council's annual day on the rights of the child.
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Date: 3rd March 2015
Category:
Incorporation, Awareness-raising
This year's Maternal and Early Years conference theme is the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and a call for abstracts has been issued regarding work undertaken in partnership, including cross agency and cross sector collaborative approaches, to delivering the Act in practice.
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Date: 3rd March 2015
Category:
Respect for the views of the child, Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
The European Children's Rights Unit at the University of Liverpool is gathering research on children's views on their rights to feed into the new Children's Rights Strategy of the Council of Europe.
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Date: 2nd March 2015
Category:
General measures of implementation
The 28th session of the Human Rights Council started in Geneva on Monday 2nd March 2015 and this year, the Council's annual day on the rights of the child will be on "better investment in the rights of the child".
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