Toolkit for conversations on social rights

Date: 12th February 2020
Category: Child poverty, Social security and childcare
Author:

The ‘Talk.Act.Change.’ toolkit is designed to get people talking about social rights and the change they would like to see in their local area.

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Children as Human Rights Defenders Toolkit

Date: 9th December 2019
Category: Respect for the views of the child
Author: Children's Parliament

The toolkit builds on the learning from the project Children as Human Rights Defenders and it is designed for individuals and organisations who wish to explore the role children and adults can play to defend children’s human rights and what support children need from adults in order to be empowered and protected as human rights defenders.

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New animation on the Right to Food in Scotland

Date: 9th December 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
Author: Nourish Scotland

The 90 second animation explains what the right to food means, and what’s needed to make it real for people in Scotland.

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Resource on tackling child adversity

Date: 19th November 2019
Category: Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Protection from abuse or neglect
Author:

The resource “Rights! The missing piece to childhood adversity” was designed by young people, to raise awareness of a rights-based approach to tackling childhood adversity.

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Information for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse Animation Film

Date: 19th November 2019
Category: Equal protection from violence, Right to life, survival and development, Protection from abuse or neglect
Author: Police Scotland

The content of this film is aimed at providing supportive information for adult survivors of childhood abuse. The advice can also be considered relevant in circumstances of current child abuse.

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The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission launches new Human Rights Treaty Tracker

Date: 29th October 2019
Category: General measures of implementation, Awareness-raising, Incorporation
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Human Rights Treaty Tracker is a searchable online tool for civil society organisations, academics, parliamentarians, legal professionals and anyone with an interest in human rights to learn about the UK’s international human rights obligations, and to track how the UK Government is performing against them.

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Poverty in Scotland 2019 Report published

Date: 29th October 2019
Category: Child poverty
Author:

The report looks at the impact that governments have had on poverty in Scotland over the past 20 years and how this evidence can be used to inform policy development for the future.

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Fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Civil Rights and Freedoms, Basic Health and Welfare, Family Environment and Alternative Care, Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author: Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration

Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has reviewed and updated a range of fact sheets about the Children’s Hearings System.

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Resource on relationship, sexual health and parenthood education

Date: 7th October 2019
Category: Education, Leisure and Cultural Activities
Author:

The resource provides a comprehensive set of learning activities for use in early learning settings, primary and secondary schools, colleges and in community-based learning to support relationship, sexual health and parenthood education.

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Child-friendly UN Guidelines on Alternative Care

Date: 18th September 2019
Category: Family Environment and Alternative Care
Author:

The guidelines are aimed to be a useful resource for children and young people who can no longer live with their parents, as well as for their families and peers.

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