Using mechanisms of the UN to submit complaints alleging violations of children's rights

Date: 21st June 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Children's Rights Information Network

Briefing on existing complaints procedures available to seek redress for violations of children's rights, including how the newly adopted Optional Protocol under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child differs from existing complaints procedures.

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Doing right by children

Date: 1st June 2011
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care, General measures of implementation
Author: Children’s Rights Alliance for England

The publication makes the case for a consistent rights-based approach to all law, policy and practice affecting children, and explores in depth the implications of a children's rights approach to the family and to juvenile justice. It discusses the values and attitudes underpinning a children's rights framework and reports on good practice in a variety of settings.

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Complaints Mechanism for the CRC

Date: 25th May 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: United Nations

A report of the Working Group for the establishment of a complaints mechanism for the CRC, presented by the Chairperson at the 17th session of the Human Rights Council.

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Governance fit for children

Date: 2nd May 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

This report is part of an overarching project across five European countries and the EU institution. The aim is to assess how far the general measures of implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) have been realised at European, national and community level.

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UNICEF UK manifesto for children in Scotland 2011

Date: 7th April 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

UNICEF UK calls on all political parties to champion the rights of every child in Scotland by making the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child part of Scots law. This would make the Convention directly applicable in Scottish courts of law and help ensure that the duties the Convention places on wider society to protect children and support their development are better understood.

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SCRA Corporate Plan 2011-14

Date: 22nd March 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation, Respect for the views of the child
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

The Scottish Children's Reporter Administration Corporate Plan outlines our commitment to working with partners in delivering the best outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, their families and carers, and the communities in which they live.

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Scotland: a safe place for child traffickers?

Date: 14th March 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, General measures of implementation
Author: Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People

At least 80 and possibly many more children may have been trafficked into Scotland in 18 months without a single person being convicted for the crimes, according to a new report published by Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People (SCCYP) and the Centre for Rural Childhood, Perth College UHI. The report is the first in Scotland to attempt to quantify the scale of the problem.

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Young people: know your rights

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities, General measures of implementation, Children with disabilities
Author:

Young women and men may find themselves being treated unfairly because of their gender, age, disability, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status.

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How committed are African governments to budget for children?

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: African Child Policy Forum

A presentation from a General Assembly from Mr Yehuslashet Mekonen on"Budgeting for Children".

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Children's Rights in Wales website

Date: 1st March 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Save the Children

Children's Rights in Wales has been designed to help local practitioners, policy makers, managers and strategists develop their understanding of children's rights and how to adopt a children's rights perspective to their work.

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30th National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter

Date: 11th February 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: UK Government

The 30th report, submitted in February 2011, concerns the accepted provisions relating to Thematic Group 4 "Children, families, migrants" i.e.

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Human Rights Consortium Scotland Manifesto 2011

Date: 1st February 2011
Category: General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Consortium Scotland

Human Rights Consortium Scotland has published its manifesto which asks prospective Scottish MSPs to explicitly support the human rights agenda and specifically the design and delivery of public services based on the human rights principles of Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity and Autonomy.

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Human Rights Watch: Global Report 2011

Date: 31st January 2011
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Human Rights Watch

This 21st annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2010 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.

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The Right Stuff

Date: 15th January 2011
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Various

The Right Stuff magazine was designed and written by more than 30 under 18 year-olds from across England, with the aim of promoting young people's interest in children's human rights and encouraging them to take action to achieve change for children.

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Getting It Right Practice Briefings

Date: 11th January 2011
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Scottish Government

The Scottish Government's Getting it right for every child team has published a series of practice briefings for practitioners and managers involved in providing services for children and young people.

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Just Living

Date: 7th January 2011
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

An exciting, new secondary school teaching resource to support the teaching of Citizenship and PSHE. Based on Article 27 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child - the right to a decent standard of living - this thought provoking resource explores global citizenship and economic well-being.

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Human Rights and Equality in the Voluntary Sector

Date: 10th December 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: Equality and Diversity Forum

This report is the result of a pilot project exploring how voluntary organisations that work in the equalities field are using human rights concepts, language and tools in their work.

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A guide for third sector organisations on International Human Rights

Date: 1st December 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: National Equality Partnership

This report explores how groups and individuals can use International Human Rights declarations and Human Rights law to challenge unfair decision making and to forge more collaborative ways of working in a pan-equality framework to extend the parameters of equality.

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State of Children’s Rights in England 2010

Date: 19th November 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation, UK 1st periodic review
Author: Children’s Rights Alliance for England

The State of Children's Rights in England is the first independent assessment of the coalition Government's record on children's human rights. This unique report brings together official statistics and research evidence relating to children's rights. It summarises budget announcements relating to children and families, as well as legal developments, over the past 12 months.

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Toolkit on Diversion and Alternatives to Detention

Date: 1st November 2010
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, General measures of implementation
Author: UNICEF

The overall goal of the toolkit is to support UNICEF and their partners in implementing key provisions of the CRC relating to children in conflict with the law, specifically: reducing children's contact with judicial proceedings and ensuring that deprivation of liberty of children in conflict with the law is actually used as a last resort, decreasing the number of children deprived of liberty.

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