Great to see the new Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland #BSL plan. The BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 requires the Commissioner to produce a plan like this, along with most other public bodies in Scotland. The plans are due on May 6th, so we should see lots more BSL plans published over the next few days. 🧵1/3

Huge thanks to the children, young people and supporting organisations who helped us develop our new BSL Plan. 🤗

Institutionalisation is a human rights issue & we're monitoring Scotland's progress in moving away from the practice, report due later this year.

Thanks to Charles & Karen, two of the human rights defenders we're working alongside on this project, who powerfully shared their…

🧵1/4 We are SO excited to release our How To Guide on cocreating neighbourhood plans with children and teenagers.

This is the culmination of 5 years of trialling and testing our methodology, honed by the Children and Teenagers Neighbourhood Project.

aplaceinchildhood.org/wp-content/upl…

We had a great day yesterday, meeting children and young people in #Dumfries

Thanks to
👍 6th Dumfries Brownies for your enthusiasm for our rights workshop. Good luck with your My Rights badge!
👍 Pupil council members Dumfries High School for sharing your thoughts and experiences on…

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Read CYCJ Debbie Nolan on her time as Professional Advisor to the Scottish Government on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill, and what changes the legislation will bring cycj.org.uk/scotlands-on-t…

There's a lack of a complete picture of who is affected by digital exclusion and the effect it has.

In their upcoming joint audit, Accounts Commission and Stephen Boyle will explore this important issue.

You can read the audit scope at: bit.ly/Digital_Exclus…

Following the passing of the “Safety of Rwanda” Act by the UK, UN leaders have sounded the alarm on the harmful impact it will have on global responsibility sharing, human rights and refugee protection.

Full statement: unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

How will Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland assess progress on children's rights?

Nicola Killean spoke to us about the Commission's approach to gathering feedback during this week's meeting: ow.ly/wbsO50RjKmJ

“We would make a safe space in school which everyone can access in case they are struggling with anxiety, stress, mental health challenges, or additional support needs.” #HealthRightsDefenders from our SMS:HUB took part in #YourRightsOurPlan and made sure that #MyHealthMyRights …

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Earlier this week I was privileged to speak at the OSCE Anti-Trafficking Trafficking Conference.
I stressed the importance of an holistic human rights-based approach.
And expressed frustration over UK law, policy & practice that makes child trafficking victims less safe. #RwandaBill

Brilliant to welcome so many online delegates, partners and friends to our #YSBigSurvey webinar today - sharing insights from our recent Big Survey project, supported by experiential context from our amazing youth volunteers #TruthAboutYouth Young Scot

Delighted to be able to speak at this important event on children’s rights and trafficking, drawing on work by Aberlour Children's Charity CYCJ Scotland and Scottish Refugee Council 🧡.