Asylum-seeking mums and babies finally moved to more suitable housing
After a call by the Commissioner's office, mothers and children seeking asylum have been relocated.
Scouts Scotland and Children’s Commissioner launch new human rights badge
A badge teaching Cubs and Scouts aged eight to 14 about human rights has been introduced by the Commissioner's office and the Scouts.
Asylum-seeking mums’ and babies’ human rights breached in unsuitable housing unit
Commissioner calls for asylum-seeking mothers and babies in unsuitable accommodation to be urgently rehoused.
Police must allow young people to protest peacefully at COP-26, says Children’s Commissioner
Commissioner says children's rights must be upheld during UN climate summit protests in Glasgow.
Commissioner responds to UK Supreme Court judgment today on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
Children's Commissioner says incorporation of UNCRC must happen as quickly as possible after Supreme Court ruling.
Don’t punish children for taking part in climate action, urges Children’s Commissioner
The Children's Commissioner asks education leaders in Scotland to support children and young people to participate in climate protests.
Children’s Commissioners in devolved nations urge UK Government to stop violating children’s rights to an adequate standard of living
The Children’s Commissioners of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have again asked the UK Government to end its two-child limit on Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, warning the policy is a violation of children’s human rights.
Celebrate everything young people have achieved, says Children’s Commissioner
Scotland should celebrate everything that young people have achieved in the past two years of living through a pandemic, suggests the Children’s Commissioner ahead of exam results day.
‘Help us feel young again’, children and teens tell the Scottish Government
Children and young people are calling on the Scottish Government to help them feel young again as part of a set of powerful ‘Asks’ in a report published today.