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    Periods Don’t Stop for a Pandemic

    SYP’s Bounce Back campaign calls for a human rights based approach to the recovery from the…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Period Poverty, #Poverty
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    The Separated Children of Afghanistan

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    The rise to power of the Taliban in Afghanistan over recent weeks was a shock and a horror to many…

    #Human Rights, #International
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    It’s Time to Take MLMs Out of Commission

    Image of Jack Bell MSYP with short brown hair and a red t-shirt giving a speech over Zoom. The subtitles read 'Is concerned by the predatory and exploitative nature of multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes

    I’m sure we all know someone in an MLM (multi-level marketing scheme); that’s how widespread and embedded they are in…

    #Jobs
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    Tackling racial inequalities in Scotland – is it worth it?

    At a time when decision makers are pressured to tackle the fall-out from the Covid-19 pandemic on numerous fronts, is…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Jobs, #Young People of Colour
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    How emotional literacy can help young people’s mental health

    In SYP’s current national campaign, Bounce Back, mental health and wellbeing was identified by young people…

    #Bounce Back, #Education, #Human Rights, #Mental Health
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    Youth Work – supporting young people through Scotland’s recovery

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    As Scotland recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, youth work will be more important than ever to Scotland’s young people. That’s…

    #Bounce Back, #Human Rights, #Youth Work
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    Standing with the Uyghur Peoples of China

    Trigger Warning: This blog contains themes of murder, rape, and torture that could be triggering or distressing for some people.

    #Human Rights, #International
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    The Barnahus Model — Putting Human Rights at the Heart of our Justice System

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    The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), at its heart, has always been an advocate for approaching important policies in a human…

    #Human Rights, #Justice
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    Cabinet Blogs – Engaging Young People in Decision-Making

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    March saw the anniversary of the first COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’. It also marked the month the UNCRC Bill was passed by…

    #Human Rights
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    Cabinet Blog — Make engaging with Seldom Heard Groups a Priority

    Erin Campbell MSYP takes a selfies holding a tablet with the Cabinet Takeover meeting on it.

    During the fifth annual cabinet meeting with children and young people, I delivered a speech to Government ministers on the…

    #Equality, #Human Rights
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