[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f10b3rz2z388kj":3,"$f14wz6gl9jqgjr":16},{"id":4,"blog_author_id":5,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":7,"slug":8,"content":9,"content_overview":10,"published_at":11,"seo_title":7,"seo_description":12,"image":13,"created_at":14,"updated_at":15},"01m5yr36vzgnkxw06xbrd8qvy9","1",false,"We can change Scotland's story on alcohol","we-can-change-scotlands-story-on-alcohol","\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Justina Murray, Chief Executive, Aberlour Children’s Charity\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This week we have seen further evidence of Scotland’s toxic relationship with alcohol, with the publication of the latest alcohol-specific death figures.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn1\">[1]\u003C\u002Fa> In 2025, 1,152 people in Scotland died through alcohol.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn2\">[2]\u003C\u002Fa> This may be 3% lower than the previous year, but it remains 13% up on pre-pandemic levels. Alarmingly, death rates for women are rising (3% up).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human toll of this loss is traumatic for families and communities. So, so many lives lost. And this sits alongside the everyday harms felt by those concerned about their own drinking, and those desperately worried about keeping their loved ones alive. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story of alcohol in Scotland today is that we have a higher rate of alcohol deaths than England and Wales. We buy more alcohol per adult than England and Wales. Almost 1 in 5 of us drink enough to harm our health and to be classed as hazardous, harmful or dependent drinkers. More of us are diagnosed with chronic liver disease each year. We don’t really think about alcohol being linked to over 200 health conditions or causing 7 different types of cancer. In a country where we routinely hear, “There is no money”, alcohol harm is estimated to cost us up to £10 billion a year.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn3\">[3]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is little sign of any shift in Scotland’s entrenched ‘Alcohol Everywhere’ culture. Just this week (only a day after the alcohol death figures were released), a hospitality chain in Edinburgh asked for licensing permission for unaccompanied 12-15 year olds to be in their pubs until 8pm, describing these as “family-friendly” and “accessible” environments for young people.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn4\">[4]\u003C\u002Fa> And earlier this month we saw the First Minister raising a glass of whisky on the front cover of the SNP conference handbook, of all of the images which could have been used under the banner ‘Choose Scotland’.\u003Ca href=\"#_edn5\">[5]\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what is the story for the children and families we support? I joined Aberlour last year - our 150th birthday year. Perhaps due to that timing, or certainly encouraged by it, I often reflect on the organisation’s long history and deep legacy, including what might be the same or different now compared to the early days of the Aberlour orphanage. This grew to care for up to 600 children at any one time, all in one place. Nowadays our models of care have radically altered, with our remodelled Sycamore children’s houses providing safe and loving family-sized homes in the community for 3 or 4 children at a time, alongside a broad continuum of services to support babies, children, young people and families facing disadvantage and adversity, from early help to the most intensive support. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite all these changes, that thread of alcohol harm in families - and the havoc this creates in every respect - runs through every chapter of our 150 years. This harm impacts the lives of children and families across every one of our services today, just as it shaped the story for so many children arriving at the original Aberlour orphanage.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we are also working alongside families to change Scotland’s story on alcohol. There is quite rightly a call for better prevention and early support for families, but how we respond in a crisis speaks volumes. We offer a range of specialist services for pregnant and new mums and their babies where there is harm through alcohol and other substances. This includes our residential Mother and Child Recovery Houses, alongside community-based perinatal and intensive perinatal services. The impact of these services is mind-blowing, with 65-70% of mums staying safely with their babies, when previously their children were at extremely high risk of going into care - with all the accompanying human and financial cost of this. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These services provide concrete and costed evidence that with the right approach and investment, we can write a whole new chapter alongside children and families. This support offers a blueprint for whole family recovery, helps us #KeepThePromise (not just say it), delivers effective child protection, and models outcomes-focused Public Service Reform. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s time for a different story on alcohol harm in Scotland, let’s turn the page. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: endnote-list;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportEndnotes]-->\u003Cbr clear=\"all\">\u003Chr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\">\u003C!--[endif]-->\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn1\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn1;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[1]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nrscotland.gov.uk\u002Fpublications\u002Falcohol-specific-deaths-2025\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nrscotland.gov.uk\u002Fpublications\u002Falcohol-specific-deaths-2025\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn2\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn2;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[2]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Note that alcohol-specific deaths only include those specifically caused by alcohol, such as alcoholic liver disease, alcohol poisoning.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn3\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn3;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[3]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">You can find lots of useful information and statistics at Alcohol Focus Scotland on Scotland’s relationship with alcohol and alcohol harm, including a great series of monthly blogs by Chief Exec Carolyn Lochhead, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk\u002F\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk\u002F\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn4\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn4;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[4]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002Fcm62yj7nqj77o\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002Fcm62yj7nqj77o\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn5\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\n\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\">\u003Ca style=\"mso-endnote-id: edn5;\" title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\">\u003Cspan style=\"mso-special-character: footnote;\">\u003C!-- [if !supportFootnotes]-->\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">[5]\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C!--[endif]-->\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwww.snp.org\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FSNP-Handbook-26-online-5-public.pdf\">https:\u002F\u002Fs3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\u002Fwww.snp.org\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002FSNP-Handbook-26-online-5-public.pdf\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: endnote-list;\">\n\u003Cdiv id=\"edn5\" style=\"mso-element: endnote;\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",null,"2026-10-29T00:00:00.000000Z","This week we have seen further evidence of Scotland’s toxic relationship with alcohol, with the publication of the latest alcohol-specific death figures.","media\u002F1301_transform.webp","2026-10-27T13:16:48.000000Z","2026-10-30T08:58:49.000000Z",{"id":17,"blog_author_id":5,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":18,"slug":19,"content":20,"content_overview":21,"published_at":22,"seo_title":23,"seo_description":24,"image":25,"created_at":26,"updated_at":27,"next":28,"prev":29},"01j6cdm3jz0vyk9tjvp9aw2kjt","United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill","united-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-uncrc-bill","\u003Cp>Last Thursday the reconsidered United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill was passed unanimously by MSPs at the Scottish Parliament. This means that, after a long-delayed process, the UNCRC will finally be incorporated into Scots law. This is a huge step towards making rights real for all children and young people across Scotland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In our organisational strategy, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fweb-backend.aberlour.org.uk\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2021\u002F04\u002FFINAL-Aberlour-Strategy-2021-2025.pdf\">Being Brave\u003C\u002Fa>, we made the commitment that Aberlour will “\u003Cem>work relentlessly to ensure that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is fully embedded in law and is visible across our organisation and obvious in what we do and how we work with children, young people and their families\u003C\u002Fem>.” Through our influencing work, and alongside many other organisations, Aberlour has campaigned to see the UNCRC incorporated into law. Most importantly we have been able to elevate and amplify the voices of our own children and young people in this work to make sure they have been heard. Securing children and young people’s human rights in law through UNCRC incorporation is what many of our children and young people have been clear must happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Chief Executive, SallyAnn Kelly OBE says\u003C\u002Fstrong>: “As we look towards 2024 the work of implementing UNCRC in practice must continue at pace. I am proud to see the incredible work that goes on every day in Aberlour to make sure that the rights of our children and young people are respected, protected and fulfilled. However, the new UNCRC legislation does place further duties on organisations that work with children, young people and their families, including Aberlour, to make sure their rights are being supported and promoted in practice. Therefore, our Senior Leadership Team will take time to consider what more we need to do as an organisation to ensure we are compliant with these new duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This will mean strengthening the foundation of children’s rights practice that is already established at Aberlour. In the coming months we will set out our plans for any new initiatives and work required to support all of our colleagues to feel confident in what UNCRC means in practice across all of our roles and functions, and how it informs and guides our work as an organisation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to all our Trustees, staff and volunteers for the work they already do in making Aberlour a place where children and young people’s rights are real and visible every day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>Last Thursday the reconsidered United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill was passed unanimously by MSPs at the Scottish Parliament. This means that, after a long-delayed process, the UNCRC will finally be incorporated into Scots law. This is a huge step towards making rights real for all children and young people … \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fweb-backend.aberlour.org.uk\u002Funited-nations-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child-uncrc-bill\u002F\">Continued\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","2023-12-13T00:00:00.000000Z","United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill - Aberlour - Web Backend","Last Thursday the reconsidered United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) Bill was passed unanimously by MSPs.","media\u002FSRC0003-scaled.jpeg","2024-08-28T11:58:33.000000Z","2024-11-25T07:22:19.000000Z",{"id":17,"blog_author_id":5,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":18,"slug":19,"content":20,"content_overview":21,"published_at":22,"seo_title":23,"seo_description":24,"image":25,"created_at":26,"updated_at":27},{"id":30,"blog_author_id":5,"blog_category_id":5,"is_featured":6,"title":31,"slug":32,"content":33,"content_overview":34,"published_at":35,"seo_title":36,"seo_description":10,"image":37,"created_at":26,"updated_at":27},"01j6cdm3k49sz37p1qsqmyrrbb","Freedom, Equality and Justice for All: Reflecting on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence","freedom-equality-and-justice-for-all-reflecting-on-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence","\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">International Human Rights Day coincides with the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. This year’s theme for Human Rights Day is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All.” As we reflect on the 16 Days of Activism campaign, it’s clear how intertwined these issues are. Victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault deserve the right to freedom, equality, and safety in their communities. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout the 16 Days, our domestic abuse services in Falkirk and Glasgow gathered with survivors and community members to spread awareness. They participated in local marches for safer streets, held lunches educating staff on the realities of domestic abuse. The team in Falkirk hosted an open day where the public could learn how to recognise warning signs and support victims. We also shared survivor stories on social media.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Why is this campaign so crucial? One of our support workers shares: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">“All the survivors we support are so strong, brave, and genuinely wonderful. How they manage keeping their children safe, themselves safe and continue to be willing to give so much to help keep others safe is just amazing to me.”  \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">However, she notes that until societal systems and norms that reinforce violence against women change, survivors cannot fully heal and recover. Bringing abuse out of the shadows is the only way forward.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Another supporter on our team echoes, “Working in the Equally Safe Service brings to light the efforts still required to tackle Gender Based Violence. Women feel that they are not equal, treated differently and have less a superior place in society than men. They feel fear and dread when thinking of their daughters growing up in a society where there are not safe when out with their friends. Having to plan routes home, checking in with one another to make sure they get home ok. Making sure their drinks are not spiked, stalked, and sexually assaulted. Women and girls not only feel unsafe in the community, but they also feel unsafe within their own homes, social media plays a part in grooming, bullying and sexual cyber-harassment, no one should feel unsafe in their own homes.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Survivors would simply like basic freedom – “to think for themselves without fear of recrimination…to stop looking over their shoulder…[and] not need to keep ‘second guessing’ or ‘staying one step ahead’ just to survive.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">As one brave survivor shares regarding her own experience: \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">“Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, it’s not always a partner either, sometimes living with parents can be just as bad as watching a toxic relationship or living in the same house as one, often starts the footprint on what you find acceptable from a partner…Learn the signs. Speak up, fight for your life.”\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">She goes on to offer many concrete tips – from using safety apps to documenting evidence of abuse to seeking out support groups and advocates. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">Her core advice: “You don’t deserve this, you don’t need it and the abuser doesn’t deserve to get away with it.” Women have worth that far outweighs their suffering. There is hope.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan data-contrast=\"auto\">The 16 Days Campaign plays a crucial role in driving public understanding and reform for gender-based violence. By shedding light on these truths we can aspire towards a society where all are safe, valued and free. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\"> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n","\u003Cp>International Human Rights Day coincides with the final day of the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. This year’s theme for Human Rights Day is “Freedom, Equality and Justice for All.” As we reflect on the 16 Days of Activism campaign, it’s clear how intertwined these issues are. Victims of domestic abuse and sexual … \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fweb-backend.aberlour.org.uk\u002Ffreedom-equality-and-justice-for-all-reflecting-on-16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence\u002F\">Continued\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n","2023-12-08T00:00:00.000000Z","Freedom, Equality and Justice for All: Reflecting on 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence - Aberlour - Web Backend","media\u002FUntitled-design.png"]