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• CRAE highlights child rights issues for UK examination under UPR CRAE is working with our sister organisations Together, the Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights, and the Wales UNCRC Monitoring group to ensure that children's rights issues are featured in the UK Government examination under Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Read more
• TASERS INQUIRY URGENTLY NEEDED A robust parliamentary inquiry into the police use of Tasers is urgently needed, said a leading body of rights-based agencies today following the death of 48-year-old Dalian Atkinson for which two West Mercia police officers are under criminal investigation. Read more
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• Children speak out on transgender issues We are pleased to announced the first in our new series of briefings “Children speak out” which builds upon the findings of the research in the children and young people’s report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read more
• Children and Social Work Bill Briefing The Children and Social Work Bill has recently entered the House of Lords, with the first day of Committee Stage taking place on Wednesday 29th June where Peers will discuss amendments to the Bill. We have produced a briefing on an amendment for a child rights duty to be placed on public authorities. Read more
• UN CRC Committee's Concluding Observations 2016 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its verdict on the UK’s child rights record. In its Concluding Observations the UN Committee raised concern across a large number of areas. Read more