⏰Time 2 celebrate🎉   Scottish Parliament MSPs voted YES for incorporation of children's rights into law  Congrats 2 all children & young people, past & present, who have championed for their rights over the last decade, ensuring protection for current & future children of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#UNCRCScotland

📣 Former SYP Chair, current SYP staff member and longtime #HumanRightsDefender Suki Wan spoke to The @Guardian’s @Libby_Brooks 💬 “I always had this image in my head that rights were up in the clouds and without help and support from adults, children couldn’t really reach them”

🚆It’s full steam ahead for the #UNCRCScotland Bill! GOV.UK has not challenged the Bill so it will now go for Royal Assent (final approval by the King)👑 🎂What a way to start 2024!

🚨Breaking News🚨 Royal Assent has been granted for the #UNCRCScotland Bill meaning it's now an ACT! Most provisions will come into force 6 months from today (16th July) A HUGE congratulations to all the children, young people & their supporters who have got us to this point

#UNCRCScotland has received Royal Assent and is now officially the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024! The substantive parts come into force 6 months from today (unless Scottish Government commences early) legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/1/pdf…

If you are feeling sad and hopeless that is completely understandable, but it's also a luxury we can't afford right now. Here's a list of some great organisations helping on the ground, just as a handy guide:

The Scottish Human Rights Bill is on the horizon with hopes to incorporate even more rights into Scots law - Why does incorporation matter? Suki’s new blog is up with some timely reminders bit.ly/3HYGy1X

Spent a wonderful #IWD with the most brilliant and knowledgable group of fellow women of color working on representation of our voices in media spaces - huge thanks to Pass The Mic Scotland and Women in Journalism Scotland for the day

Check out our Development Officer Suki's video for Human Rights Consortium Scotland on the Human Rights Bill below 👇#AllOurRightsinLaw

Thank you Human Rights Consortium Scotland and Dr Elaine Webster for organising today’s event - incredibly useful to have so many knowledgable inputs on the new Human Rights Bill. Key point is implementation needs to start now not just after the Bill is passed. It’s time to put #AllOurRightsinLaw

📷#FridayReflections 🎉We are still full of excitement from our celebration Strategic Plan 2024 - 2032 launch event Scottish Parliament on Tuesday Great to connect face-to-face & so many familiar faces attend #RightsOnTrack Click here to view Strategic Plan: bit.ly/4a7u6cB

1000s of people have been part of developing the Scottish Human Rights Bill. Live from our event: The Scottish Human Rights Bill: Priorities, Promises and People, our director Mhairi spells out the reasons for why incorporating international human rights is non-negotiable. 🧵

A new dawn for children's rights As the sun rises over Scotland, Together 🧡 is flying the UN & Scotland flags from the summit of Ben Nevis to celebrate children's rights becoming law through the #UNCRCScotland Act. Happy UNCRC Commencement Day to children across Scotland🎈

🎉It's official, the #UNCRCScotland Act is now in full effect Historic moment for children’s human rights in Scotland, with key duties under the Act commencing today, 16 July Read what children & young people have to say Children's Parliament Scottish Youth Parliament ➡️bit.ly/3W48LLE

Happy #UNCRCScotland Commencement Day today! I started campaigning for UNCRC Incorporation when I was in my teens. While no longer a young person (🥲) I’m now celebrating as someone who works to support rights-based approaches. Immensely proud of all who got us here and beyond.

🗓️ To mark the #UNCRCScotland Act coming into force, here’s a video with leaders of the Scottish Youth Parliament past and present where we reflect on UNCRC incorporation - what the UNCRC is, how we got here and where we go next ⏯️ Watch below: youtu.be/gB9qRZq3XOY?si…