http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news en cgarnelas@crae.org.uk Copyright 2010 2010-02-24T12:10:51+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/childrens_rights_bulletin/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/childrens_rights_bulletin/#When:15:36:43Z Find out all you need to know about the latest developments in children’s human rights in England from our children’s rights bulletin – news, court cases, laws and policies, events, and chances to have your say. Download copies of the bulletin here Issue 36, June 2009 Issue 35, April 2009 Issue 34, March 2009 Issue 33, January 2009 Issue 32, December 2008 Issue 31, November 2008 Issue 30, October 2008 Issue 29, August 2008 Issue 28, July 2008 Issue 27, May 2008 Issue 26, April 2008 Issue 25, March 2008 If you would like earlier editions of the bulletin, please e-mail us at info@getreadyforgeneva.org.uk 2008-10-06T15:36:43+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_your_say_on_council_of_europe_guidelines_on_child_friendly_justice/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_your_say_on_council_of_europe_guidelines_on_child_friendly_justice/#When:12:10:51Z What is the Council of Europe? The Council of Europe protects the human rights of people who live in 47 different countries in the continent of Europe. 150 million children and young people are affected by its work. Child friendly justice? The Council of Europe has written some rules (or guidelines) to protect children’s rights. It wants to find out about children and young people’s views and experiences before finishing and publishing the rules. The rules will cover lots of different decisions about the law and individual children and young people’s lives, such as: Who you will live with when if your parents are separating or getting divorced What happens if you are the victim of a crime (including child abuse) What happens if you have been arrested by the police or charged with committing a crime How children and young people can make complaints about how they are treated. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and share your views with the Council of Europe. Get more information about the Council of Europe guidelines on child friendly justice before completing the questionnaire The deadline for submitting your views is 31 March 2010 2010-02-24T12:10:51+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/support_the_childrens_rights_bill_write_to_ed_balls/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/support_the_childrens_rights_bill_write_to_ed_balls/#When:09:16:29Z Support the Children’s Rights Bill The Children’s Rights Bill is expected to have its 2nd reading in Parliament on 5 March. A 2nd reading gives MPs the chance to debate (talk about) the Bill in Parliament. The Children’s Rights Bill aims to make the UNCRC part of UK law. This would mean that children and young people could rely on it in court to make sure they are able to enjoy all of their rights. It would also mean that all public services (like local councils) would have to take children’s rights seriously and help to make sure that children and young people can enforce their rights. It would give all children the same protection for their rights, including children with disabilities, young refugees and asylum seekers, and children in trouble with the law. What can I do? The ROCK coalition (a group of charities campaigning to make the UNCRC part of UK law) is calling on children and young people to support the Bill by writing to Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. You can download a template letter and find out more about the campaign on the CRAE website 2010-02-12T09:16:29+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_parliament/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_for_parliament/#When:17:50:38Z On Tuesday 2 February at an event in Parliament, Get ready activists called on the Government to do more to protect and respect children’s rights. Adam, Daniel-Sean, Imogen, Sana and Rhasan – on behalf of over 200 children and young people involved in the Get ready project – launched the final report from the Get ready project – Get ready for action! They shared the recommendations from the 3 Get ready campaigns and spoke about the impact children have had on checking how well the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is put into practice. Sam Dimmock, CRAE’s head of policy and public affairs said: ‘Having so many MPs, Peers, children’s charities, lawyers and children and young people in Parliament talking about children’s rights was a real achievement.’ She continued: ‘The Get ready for action! report shows people in power just how effective children and young people can be in campaigning for their rights and in achieving change.’ At the event, the Children’s Minister responsible for the UNCRC, Baroness Morgan, and the Children’s Commissioner Sir Al, praised the achievements of the Get ready project and said how important it is that children and young people continue to speak out about their rights and get involved in decision-making. Find out more about the 3 campaigns: Education: Every child’s right Report Right Sharing Secrets Safely Find out more about the UNCRC reporting process 2010-02-03T17:50:38+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/the_state_of_childrens_rights_in_2009/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/the_state_of_childrens_rights_in_2009/#When:14:17:09Z Every year CRAE writes a report setting out how well the Government has done in the last 12 months at putting the concluding observations into practice. The report is called the State of children’s rights in England. CRAE produced a special report in 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the UNCRC. We recognised the progress that has been made in children’s rights over the last year and also highlighted where more work needs to be done to make sure that all children and young people have all of their rights respected and protected. For the first time, CRAE also produced a children’s version of the report. Download the children’s version of the report 2009-12-21T14:17:09+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_what_have_you_been_doing/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/get_ready_what_have_you_been_doing/#When:15:28:23Z Lots of Get ready campaigners have been working hard this year to spread the word about children’s human rights, and to campaign for change. Is this you? Tell us what you’ve been doing for children’s rights in 2009 by visiting our action pages – you can even upload files to really show us what you’ve been up to! 2009-12-03T15:28:23+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/checking_government_action_on_childrens_rights/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/checking_government_action_on_childrens_rights/#When:14:18:59Z Today CRAE publishes the first ever children’s version of our State of children’s rights in England report. This report shows what progress the Government has made on putting into practice the recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2008. These 150 recommendations said where the Government needed to do more to make sure children’s human rights in the UK are respected and protected. Download the report here Find out more about the concluding observations 2009-11-20T14:18:59+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/take_action_for_pledge_month/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/take_action_for_pledge_month/#When:10:27:27Z A children’s rights pledge is a public promise by a decision-maker to take action to improve children’s rights in the local area. Pledge month, is a chance for you to encourage your local decision-makers to make a children’s rights pledge. For ideas, inspiration and more information on how to make a children’s rights pledge download our pledge month activity pack. 2009-11-06T10:27:27+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_you_ever_been_treated_unfairly_because_of_your_age/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/have_you_ever_been_treated_unfairly_because_of_your_age/#When:16:01:14Z Young Equals is gathering evidence of harmful age discrimination against under-18s and wants to hear about your experiences. We will use this information to help change the law and get legal protection from age discrimination for children. All answers will remain confidential. Complete the survey 2009-09-22T16:01:14+00:00 http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/children_and_the_equality_bill/ http://www.getreadyforchange.org.uk/news/article/children_and_the_equality_bill/#When:15:55:20Z E-mail your MP Young Equals is a group of charities and children and young people who are campaigning to stop age discrimination. Tell your MP that under-18s should not be excluded from age discrimination protection in the Equality Bill. This is a law going through Parliament at the moment that aims to bring together lots of anti-discrimination law in one place. Your e-mail will help raise awareness of age discrimination against children and young people and could make a real difference as these issues are debated in Parliament. E-mail your MP here Take part in the Young Equals survey Have you ever been treated unfairly because of your age? Young Equals is gathering evidence of harmful age discrimination against under-18s and wants to hear about your experiences. If you are 18+ and would like to contribute you can answer in relation to your experiences as a child, or in relation to other people’s experiences as a child (such as your own children). We will use this information to help change the law and get legal protection from age discrimination for children. All answers will remain confidential. Complete the survey Find out more about Young Equals 2009-09-22T15:55:20+00:00