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UPR Joint Submission 2022 - CRAE and Wales UNCRC Monitoring Group

This autumn, the UK Government will be examined under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This is a peer review process conducted by the UN Human Rights… / May 2022

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CRAE's response to the consultation on reform of the Human Rights Act

The Children’s Rights Alliance for England, Just for Kids Law, and 15 other supporting organisations are extremely concerned about the proposals set out in the… / Mar 2022

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Using CRIAs to improve policy making

One of the ways in which the Government can adhere to the CRC is by carrying out Children’s Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs). CRIAs are an essential tool to… / Sep 2021

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House of Lords briefing, Oral question for short debate: ‘Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into legislation’

CRAE's briefing to the House of Lords to inform peers ahead of a debate on incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) into UK domestic legislation. / Nov 2020

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Submission from CRAE and Just for Kids Law to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Black people, racism and human rights

CRAE and Just for Kids Law submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry on Black people, racism, and human rights. This submission is… / Sep 2020

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Best practice paper on using children's rights in policy and public affairs

We have produced a best practice paper on how to use children’s rights arguments in policy and public affairs as our three-year project on this, funded by… / Mar 2020

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How parliamentarians and civil servants can use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Our joint briefing with Unicef UK and EHRC sets out how parliamentarians and civil servants can make use of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)… / Mar 2020

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Using children's rights in mental health policy work

Recent years have seen increased concern for the mental health of children and young people in Britain. Several reports have highlighted the growing unmet need… / Aug 2018

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New briefing - Using Children's Rights in Homelessness Policy

The past decade has seen a huge growth in numbers of children experiencing homelessness and being forced to live in temporary accommodation such as Bed and… / Oct 2017

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Child friendly versions of the Concluding Observations

These two pamphlets, funded by the Department for Education, summarise the 2016 Concluding Observations – the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s verdict… / Jul 2017

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New briefing - Barriers and solutions to using children's rights approaches in policy

Over the last few months, we have been conducting research to explore the barriers and solutions to using a children’s rights approach to policy. Our new… / Jul 2017

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New briefing on implementing children's rights

We have published a new briefing on how well the UK is putting in place the right laws, mechanisms and structures to make sure the UN Convention on the Rights… / May 2017

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