Young people from across Scotland telling it like it is! Young people's views on Discrimination, Participation, Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Health, Looked After Children and Young People and Education: Article 12 in Scotland's alternative report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, a response to the UK Government's latest periodic report. Six representatives of Article 12 in Scotland will present this report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Geneva) on June the 11th 2008. Click here to download a PDF copy. If you would like a hard copy, click here to order.
*UK Government Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Consolidated 3rd and 4th Periodic Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
The UK's report to the UNCRC has been submitted. Click here to read the full report.
* CLUED UP! MALAWI Visit our News Page to read Eye of the Child's evaluation of CLUED UP! and UNCRC for Beginners in Malawi.
*European Commission latest communication:
Promoting young people's full participation in education, employment and society. Click here to download the report.
EVENTS
The 17th of May is International Day against Homophobia. Last year Article 12 in Scotland joined other activists in London to campaign for a UN resolution on the decriminalisation of homosexuality. This year LGBT Youth are holding a series of events in Scotland to mark the day. Click here for further information.
ONE MILLION VOICES
A big thank you to all the people who joined us on Union Terrace, in the Gardens and at Cafe Drummond, in a show of solidarity with the young people of Palestine and Israel who are engaging in civil society action to end the conflict.
A special thanks to Mr. Gavin McGinty, Mr. Missouri, Kashmir Red and the Vanzants for the excellent music.
More gigs and signings will take place in the coming months, click here to visit our ONE MILLION VOICES SCOTLAND MySpace page for further information.
Visit our NEWS page
to read about the Council of Europe's "All
Different All Equal" campaign, our new national and international peer
education projects set to happen in 2008. While you're here why not
take a look at the P.E.S.T. page
to find out more about this new BIG Lottery funded project and read our first year summary report.
