Trafficking and exploitation strategy: summary
Summary document of the Scottish Government's main trafficking and exploitation strategy.
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Next steps on tackling hate crime
Focus on prevention, raising awareness and improving services
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Trafficking and exploitation strategy: equality impact assesment
Assessment of the effect the human trafficking and exploitation strategy will have on Scottish Government's equality aims.
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Human trafficking and exploitation strategy
Scottish Government's strategy to work with partners to make Scotland a more hostile place for human trafficking.
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Tackling the disability employment gap
New measures to support job opportunities for disabled people
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Experience Panel volunteers
More than 2,000 people recruited.
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A broken asylum system
Equalities Secretary speaks out on ‘outrage’ of UK’s approach to asylum.
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Standing up for human rights
Scottish progress ahead of UN review.
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Human rights in the UK: Universal Periodic Review, 2017 – Scottish Government position
Scottish Government position statement on Scotland’s performance against key international human rights obligations.
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Funding for conflict zone peacekeeping
FM announces £1.2m to train 200 women during UN address.
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New law to protect children
Emotional abuse and neglect will be a criminal offence.
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Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill: children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment
Scottish Government's assessment of the impacts on children's rights and wellbeing of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill.
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Inhumane action by the UK Government
Unaccompanied child refugees welcome in Scotland.
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Brexit threat to human rights
UN warns UK Government’s plans risk opening ‘Pandora’s Box’ for ‘deregulation and regression’.
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Understanding forced marriage in Scotland
Government to give report careful consideration.
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Understanding forced marriage in Scotland
Research carried out to better understand forced marriage in Scotland.
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Review of hate crime legislation
Prominent judge to chair independent review.
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Call for protection of EU employment laws
Human Rights debate in Parliament.
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Scottish Government appoints Race Equality Framework Adviser
Kaliani Lyle to provide insight and advice on implementing Framework actions.
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Transforming the lives of disabled people
Disability Delivery Plan is published.
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Tackling gender stereotyping
Changing young people’s attitudes to violence against women.
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Hate crime must be eradicated
Nation-wide campaign will aim to raise awareness.
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Scotland welcomes refugees
Next phase in strategy to support refugees.
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 – support for adult victims: consultation
Seeking views on Section 9(2)(b)(i) of the Act – the length of time for which support and assistance must be given to adult victims of trafficking.
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Trafficking and exploitation strategy: draft for consultation
A draft strategy for consultation on tackling human trafficking and exploitation in Scotland.
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Trafficking and exploitation strategy: consultation questions
Questions for consultation on the draft human trafficking and exploitation strategy in Scotland.
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Trafficking and exploitation strategy: consultation case studies
Case studies to illustrate some of the facets of trafficking and exploitation in Scotland today.
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Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015: guide
Sets out clearly what the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 does.
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Action on child refugees
Partnership working with CoSLA continues.
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Draft guidance for children's rights and services planning in Scotland: consultation analysis
Guidance on Children's Rights (Part 1, section 2) and Children's Services Planning (Part 3) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
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UK 'reckless' to repeal human rights act
Constance vows to fight against ‘out of touch’ UK Government.
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United Nations treaties ratified by the UK
Details the UN treaties that the UK, and therefore Scotland, is signed up to.
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: position statement
Our response to issues raised by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
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UN children's rights convention: our response to list of issues
Scottish Government response to the list of issues brought up by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
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Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessments: training tool
Training resource relating to the children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA).
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Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessments: template
Template and guidance for completing a children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment.
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UN Convention on the Rights of the child: additional evidence
Further evidence on how we are implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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Children's rights legislation in Scotland: quick reference guide
Guide to children's rights legislation, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).
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Children's rights and wellbeing impact assessments: guidance
Guidance on when and how to best use the children's rights and wellbeing impact assessment (CRWIA).
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Children's advocacy guidance
Guidance on how to support children and young people to make informed decisions on matters which influence their lives.
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Do the Right Thing: children's rights progress report
A progress report on our response to the 2008 concluding observations from the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.