Media Resource - Children’s Rights Animations

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning, Respect for the views of the child
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Reach has launched three children’s rights animations which aim to help pupils understand their rights to be supported, listened to and involved in decisions about the help they need at school.

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Report - Day of General Discussion 2018 Children’s Publication

Date: 21st September 2018
Category: Other human rights treaties and mechanisms
Author: Child Rights Connect

Child Rights Connect has published the Day of General Discussion (DGD) children’s report which presents the findings gathered in consultations between March and June 2018 with children and young people about the theme of the DGD, ‘Children as Human Rights Defenders’.

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Toolkit - Cost of the School Day

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Child poverty, Education, including vocational education, Additional support for learning, Parental guidance
Author: Child Poverty Action Group

Alongside their recent film launched in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) have published a toolkit which aims to support schools in addressing financial barriers to participation and learning.

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Campaign Toolkit - 19 Days of Activism for Prevention of Violence Against Children and Youth

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Equal protection from violence, Protection from abuse or neglect, Children in situations of exploitation
Author: Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF)

Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) have launched their 2018 Prevention Kit ahead of their forthcoming “19 Days of Activism for Prevention of Violence Against Children and Youth” which will take place from the 1-19 November 2018.

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Report - Affordability of the UK’s Eatwell Guide

Date: 12th September 2018
Category: Child poverty, Health and health services, Right to life, survival and development
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The Food Foundation have published their latest report which aims to assess how affordable the Eatwell guide is for low-income households.

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E-learning resource – Children and young people’s healthcare rights

Date: 28th August 2018
Category: Basic Health and Welfare
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Children's Health Scotland (CHS) has produced a Children and Young People's (CYP) Healthcare Rights e-learning resource for practitioners in health and social care who work with children and young people.

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Website – LGBT Domestic Abuse

Date: 27th June 2018
Category: Non-discrimination, Domestic Abuse
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LGBT Youth Scotland has launched their new LGBT Domestic Abuse website which is designed to support professionals working with survivors of abuse.

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Funding – EHRC Legal Support Project

Date: 27th February 2018
Category: Funding
Author: Equality and Human Rights Commission

The Legal Support Project that was launched by the EHRC in September 2017 has been extended to include claims relating to services and housing, as well as continuing their work in education.

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Education Packs – Safer Internet Day

Date: 31st January 2018
Category: Protection of privacy
Author: UK Safer Internet Centre

UK Safer Internet Centre have created free Education Packs to help schools, youth groups, charities, and police services promote Safer Internet Day, which is being held on 6th February.

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UN Human Rights Committee publish 2016 Year in Review

Date: 17th January 2018
Category: Reporting to and monitoring the UNCRC
Author: UN Human Rights Committee

An analysis of the 2016 findings of the UN Human Rights Committee has been published which looks at the main issues emerging from the Concluding Observations and decisions made during 2016. For the first time, the report includes information from the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

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