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  • New and revised GIRFEC webpages

    Date: 6th January 2016
    Category: Access to appropriate information, General measures of implementation
    Author: Scottish Government

    Scottish Government have released new and revised GIRFEC webpages through which to access relevant information.

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  • Third Sector touchpoints

    Date: 8th December 2015
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Barnardo's Scotland

    Touchpoints are checklists to help Third sector organisations prepare for parts 4,5 and 18 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, due to come into force in August 2016. These relate to the provision of Named Persons, the Child's Plan and the assessment of Wellbeing.

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  • Child rights in European law: A new practical guide

    Date: 24th November 2015
    Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
    Author: European Agency for Fundamental Rights

    On the occasion of Universal Children's Day, a handbook on European law relating to rights of the child was launched by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

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  • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children and Young People

    Date: 27th October 2015
    Category: General measures of implementation, General principles
    Author: Scottish Government

    The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People provides details of the 42 Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in a child and young people friendly manner.

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  • Human rights explained in a two-minute animation

    Date: 27th October 2015
    Category: General measures of implementation, Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
    Author: Rights Info

    This excellent new resource encapsulates what human rights are, why we have them, the history of human rights and how they are now under attack. The animation was designed to make human rights understandable and accessible to all.

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  • New Child Rights Launchpad in Scotland

    Date: 2nd September 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: UNICEF

    UNICEF UK has launched an exciting new children's rights experience for children and young people in Scotland, as part of the 'Put Children First' partnership with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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  • New children’s advocacy guide

    Date: 22nd July 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Scottish Government

    The Scottish Government has added a new children's advocacy section to their website, to be used as a guide for anyone who advocates for a child or young person.

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  • Equally Ours: sharing stories about human rights

    Date: 22nd July 2014
    Category: Awareness-raising, General measures of implementation
    Author: Equally Ours

    Equally Ours is a partnership between eight charities providing a communications hub and aiming to inspire everyone to understand how human rights benefit all of us in the UK, every day, in very practical ways.

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  • Scotland’s Commissioner gets animated about sport

    Date: 2nd July 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

    A new film has been launched by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, which includes children's views of sport and how they access and enjoy sport in Scotland.

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  • ‘Children’s rights in sustainability reporting’ tool

    Date: 27th May 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: UNICEF

    This is the exciting second edition of a tool intended to help companies report and communicate on how they are respecting and supporting children's rights.

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  • New equality and human rights support for Scotland’s 3rd sector

    Date: 1st April 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

    The Equality and Human Rights Performance Framework is a free online resource developed to improve performance and effectiveness by approaching things from an equality and human rights-based perspective.

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  • Children are Everyone’s Business Workbook 2.0

    Date: 23rd January 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: UNICEF

    UNICEF has published a guide for integrating children's rights into business policies, impact assessments and sustainability reporting.

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  • Championing Children’s Rights: A global study of independent human rights institutions for children

    Date: 15th January 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: UNICEF

    The UNICEF Office of Research has released the first comprehensive global review of independent human rights institutions for children.

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  • Children's Rights and Business Principles: A Guide for Civil Society Organisations

    Date: 7th January 2014
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Save the Children

    A guide has been written for civil society organisations that use or wish to use Children's Rights and Business Principles to engage with businesses in monitoring, enforcing and advancing children's rights.

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  • Launch of new practical guide for civil society on how to use the UN

    Date: 10th December 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

    The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has produced a practical guide for civil society on how to use what the UN says to get better implementation of human rights nationally.

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  • Poverty Alliance briefing on Play Strategy Action Plan

    Date: 12th November 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Poverty Alliance

    The Poverty Alliance has released a Parliamentary Briefing with regard to the Scottish Parliament Debate on the Scottish Government's Play Strategy Action Plan.

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  • ICO give evidence on information sharing in CYP Bill

    Date: 14th October 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Information Commissioner's Office

    The Information Commissioner's Office (Scotland) has submitted written evidence to the Education and Culture Committee, regarding the information sharing provisions in the Children and Young People Bill.

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  • The year in children’s rights: CRIN Annual Report 2012-13

    Date: 1st October 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Child Rights Information Network

    CRIN's 2012-13 annual report has been released and wraps up their work in the past year and the events that shaped it.

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  • Guide released for Optional Protocol 3 of the UNCRC

    Date: 1st October 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

    The office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children launched a child-friendly guide to the UNCRC's complaints procedure.

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  • What does the Children and Young People Bill say about...?

    Date: 20th June 2013
    Category: General measures of implementation
    Author: Scottish Government

    The Scottish Government has recently published five fact sheets to help explain what the Children and Young People Bill says about areas including children's rights, GIRFEC and looked after children.

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