We welcome the opportunity to respond to the High Commissioner’s call for inputs to the report on good practices and challenges faced by States in using the Guidelines on the Effective Implementation of the Right to Participate in Public Affairs (the Guidelines).
Commissioner’s speech to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion: Access to Justice and accountability for children and young people in alternative care, their families, and adults who grew up in care
Commissioner’s speech to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Children’s Rights and Alternative Care: Access to Justice and accountability for children and young people in alternative care, their families, and adults who grew up in care
Submission to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests during crisis situations
July 2021. We welcome the opportunity to respond to the Special Rapporteur’s call for inputs on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests during crisis situations. This submission focuses on the challenges faced by children and young people to enjoy these rights in Scotland.
Submission to United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child: Children’s Rights and Alternative Care
June 2021. Our Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child ahead of 2021’s Day of General Discussion on Alternative Care.
Submission to United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
May 2021. This submission focuses on the challenges faced by children and young people to enjoy the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association while advancing climate justice in Scotland.
Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Protecting and promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies
March 2021. The Commissioner’s submission to the High Commissioner’s office.
High-Level Political Forum input: Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
December 2020. Our office has submitted a response to a Call for Input from the UN Human Rights Office Report on Child Rights and the Sustainable Development goals.
Report of the Children’s Commissioners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child: Examination of the Combined Sixth and Seventh Periodic Reports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
December 2020. Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as part of its reporting cycle on the UK, setting out 30 issues around children’s human rights upon which the UK and devolved governments need to take action.
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say
December 2020. The Children and Young People’s version of the UK Commissioners’ report to the UN.
“Are We There Yet?” Our Rights, Our Say: Summary Report
November 2020.
Summary of a report from children and young people supported by the Children’s Commissioners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.