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Children’s Rights are Human Rights. Feminist. Disabled. Knitter. Opinionated. LLM student. Opinions my own etc. Retweets not endorsement. 🇳🇿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Thanks for that, Google AI... I didn't need to calculate a UN resolution.

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Zelenskyy should hold his own press conference. At Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.

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Children tell us they don't get the support they need to learn. Too many are failed by a system that doesn't deliver their rights. @auditscotland.bsky.social report reveals scale of unmet need is unknown. The Scottish Government must commit to full-scale education reform. Response: bit.ly/4kbbRbX

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💭Thought about signing up to our exciting online training workshop on taking a Children's Human Rights Approach? Sarah & Mary, from our team & leading the session, highlight important points in this article such as "What is a Children's Human Rights Approach?" 🤔 Read: www.bit.ly/UNCRCTrainin...

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Why did 1990s Christine McVie dress like 1990s my mother.

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Have a wee vote, folks! Be assured it's not me, Liz Lochhead and Jackie Kay in competition with each other - god forbid! It's you choosing a line by each of us to be carved on the Parliament Wall. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/02/publ...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

At this time of year, I know a lot of people are struggling with depression & poor mental health. Editors commission a hell of a lot of pieces on how to beat depression, anxiety, etc. Having spent years researching & writing about these subjects, I have opinions! Here's a thread no one asked for.

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crying laughing at how small this ocean menace really is. It's like finding out a polar bear is a foot tall.

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Need a giggle? Thousands of Danes have signed a petition to purchase California for more sunshine and avocado toast - to be negotiated by LEGO and the cast of Borgen. I keep thinking about how much IP Disney stole from Tivoli, but they’re being more gracious. Tehe. ktla.com/news/califor...

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Some children can’t cope in mainstream schools. Virtual and hybrid education is helping them—but the government is standing in their way. Dorothy Lepkowska investigates why a proven solution to absenteeism is being ignored. @westenglandbylines.co.uk #EduSky

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A great read. Short version - we just need new ways to think about how we interact with tech. All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Really interesting interview with @rachelcdailey.bsky.social Nice picture - background seems familiar. (Check my user pic).

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Important to be led by evidence and not our assumptions. Equally important to involve children and young people in developing whatever approaches are taken. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

It’s #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek & Young Advisor Sam, 16, has written a powerful blog about the mental health challenges facing some young people and suggests how adults can support them. 📖: bit.ly/4jGaMIT @place2becharity.bsky.social

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The European Court of Human Rights issued 1,102 judgments in 2024. Just 3 of those concerned the UK. Just 1 of those – in a #FreeSpeech case brought by the publishers of the Daily Mail – found a violation of the #HumanRights convention. #ECHR

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Gentle reminder if you frequently forget to add Alt text: go to settings > Accessibility and turn on the setting that requires you to add Alt text to an image before posting

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

Written 230 years ago, but how very relevant today.

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

The Children & Young People's Commissioner Scotland official account is now on Bluesky. Please give it a follow! @cypcs.bsky.social

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Interesting case about physician assisted dying included in this summary. ECtHR found ban in Romania did not breach of Arts 8 and 14, albeit within a wide margin of appreciation.

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The European Court of Human Rights was set up in Strasbourg on this day, 66 years ago. The first group of judges was elected and Lord McNair, who had previously served at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, became the first President of the #ECHR. #HumanRights

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If you are a journalist and/or columnist who has written about Greenland and does not at any point quote a Greenlander in your piece, you should never be paid for your work again. Feels like the most important people to hear from, but what do I know

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Useful advice for everyone in Scottish policyland starting the new year with a quick consultation response.

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