Latest #HRC56 report by SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera maps efforts made in international #HumanRights in relation to #ClimateChange, focusing on good practices, challenges, & opportunities for future actions emphasizing intersectionality and cooperation. ohchr.org/en/documents/t…

Sheriff David Mackie, Chair of the Hearings System Working Group, shares his thoughts on the Scottish Government's Children's Hearings redesign consultation, what it means for children & young people and concerns about the inclusion of a ‘Legal Member’: thepromise.scot/news/sheriff-d…

The last remaining under 18's in Polmont Young Offenders were moved to secure units over the weekend: bbc.in/3ANsOqG

The removal (finally) of the last remaining children from Polmont at the weekend - and the guarantee that no child in Scotland will ever be jailed again - is William Lindsay's legacy, and something to be celebrated. My piece in @theheraldscotland. heraldscotland.com/politics/24555…

🔴 NEW: At least 16 children and young people have died of suicide or drug overdoses while in the care system since 2021, the youngest of whom took their own life at just 11 years old. Read the full story: bit.ly/4g74O1N

All under-18s removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions bbc.com/news/articles/…

All children have now been moved into secure care from Young Offenders Institutions. This is a key measure in the Children (Care and Justice) Act. @ScotGov will work with the secure accommodation centres to ensure their safety and wellbeing. More at ▶️ bit.ly/3Z9q29h

We were pleased to receive formal confirmation over the weekend from Scottish Government that all children in Polmont Young Offenders Institute have been safely moved to secure accommodation. The office has been calling for this for a very long time. Prison is no place for a child. #UNCRC

🚀 BIG NEWS! We have launched a brand-new HRCS website today! 🎉 Our new site is designed to be your go-to hub for information related to human rights in Scotland. hrcscotland.org

This is a momentous day for the rights of some of the most vulnerable children in Scotland. All under-18s have now been removed from Scotland's young offenders institutions and transferred to more child-friendly settings. Read more here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

I’m in my home town, Palmerston North NZ, rewatching the brilliant documentary work of John Campbell with children in conflict with the law here tvnz.co.nz/shows/john-cam… Reflecting on the long road to finally stopping imprisonment of children in Scotland bbc.com/news/articles/…

🌍 ANNUAL SEMINAR - "Climate (In)Justice: How Climate Change Affects Children’s Access to Justice"🌍 📢 Today, we are happy to introduce our keynote speaker : Elisa Morgera SR human rights & climate change, Elisa Morgera #ClimateJustice #ChildRights #CFJEN2024

Bruce Adamson 1. Welcome home, Bruce. 2. Thank you. 😀 3. A heartfelt congratulations on the role you've played (over years) in advocating for stopping the imprisonment of children in Scotland. 4. What a c.v. this is, Bruce: gla.ac.uk/news/archiveof… (That's some meaningful work.)

We’re thrilled that ‘Let’s Explore Oor Richts’ is up for Scots Bairns Book o the Year at the #ScotsLanguageAwards! 🎉 Voting is still open! Cast yours before 8th September & help us celebrate Scots language & children’s rights! 🗳️. Vote Noo! bit.ly/4dRI6t1

The brilliant Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 is collecting the weird and wonderful words that we use in our families. What are the things you say at home - which no one else understands? Michael will join us on #BBCBreakfast shortly

Yesterday was a landmark moment in Scotland - all U18s now removed from YOIs & placed in child-centred settings. ⏪ At the 20th Kilbrandon Lecture Prof. Ann Skelton Ann Skelton affirmed this step’s importance for children’s justice, rights & lives. 🖱️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

What Human Rights Consortium Scotland expects to see from today's Programme for Government ✍️ As Scotland faces a national housing crisis and rising hate crimes, the government's failure to advance a Scottish Human Rights Bill reflects a troubling gap between rights in theory and reality.

I do not have the words to describe what a breach of trust this is for the people living in the worst conditions in Scotland. Reverse the decision to delay the Bill immediately, and introduce by February 2025. John Swinney Scottish Government Shirley-Anne Somerville

Kiingi Tuheitia's youngest child and only daughter has been announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga. rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

A huge pleasure to be back at my old school PNBHS to speak to the assembly about human rights, to meet some prospective law students, and to go back to the class of my most inspiring teacher Grant Miller to speak to social studies students.