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Getting ready for UNCRC implementation in Shetland

By Joe Smith and Bertie Summers, MSYPs for Shetland Islands We both recently had the enormous pleasure of…

#Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    Equal marriage 10 years on: Reflecting on the past and hoping for the future

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    This month is LGBT History Month – I never learned about the Stonewall riots in school. I never learned that…

    #Equality, #Human Rights, #LGBT, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    It’s Giving Evidence: Our Trip to London

    MSYPs and the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee. Back row: Alan Brown MP, David Duguid MP, Wendy Chamberlain MP, Pete Wishart MP, Douglas Ross MP and Michael Shanks MP. Front row: Mollie McGoran, Ellie Craig MSYP, Olivia Brown MSYP, Abbie Wright and Ewan Knight MSYP.

    Last week, on Monday 5th February, several of SYP’s representatives – Mollie McGoran, Ellie Craig, Olivia Brown, Abbie Wright and…

    #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UK Parliament, #UNCRC
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    SYP Elections 2023 results

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    SYP’s new 2023-Membership officially began on Thursday 1st February 2024! Most of our newly elected MSYPs are now in their…

    #Elections, #Scottish Youth Parliament
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    Year in Review 2023

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    Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament have been busy throughout 2023 – we’ve held National Sittings in Orkney and Aberdeen,…

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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament

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    Today, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament voted to pass the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill following years of campaigning by children,…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Policy Briefing

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    SYP sent the Policy Briefing below to Members of the Scottish Parliament ahead of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill reconsideration…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill – Debate Day

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    Today, The Scottish Parliament will hold a debate to reconsider United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation)…

    #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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    International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

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    Update 3: 2023 Scottish Youth Parliament elections

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    Following discussions with our Local Authority and National Voluntary Organisation partners, our Board has today taken the decision to approve…

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    Update 2: 2023 Scottish Youth Parliament elections

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    This news post is now out of date – you can find the latest update on our election process…

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    Update 1: 2023 Scottish Youth Parliament elections

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    This news post is now out of date – you can find the latest update on our election process…

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    Voting opens in 2023 Scottish Youth Parliament elections

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    Young people will be able to cast their votes in the Scottish Youth Parliament’s elections as votes open today. Members…

    #Elections, #Human Rights, #Scottish Youth Parliament, #UNCRC
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