January 2026. We provided the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to an Education with a submission on children’s right to an education in Scotland to inform her report on
Results for UN Submissions
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights – ‘A Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth’
March 2025 The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland are pleased to be able to provide input to the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Established by the
Draft General Comment 27 on children’s right to access to justice and effective remedy
June 2025. We commented on the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s draft of their General Comment. This response draws on our previous submission to the UN Committee[1]
YAG submission – new Optional Protocol on education.
June 2025. Our Young Advisors Group have submitted a response to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ open-ended intergovernmental working group on a new Optional Protocol to
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
May 2025. We responded to a call for views from the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group developing a new Optional Protocol to the UNCRC on Education. You can find out more
Joint Submission – UN Committee Against Torture
March 2019. In a joint submission with the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People and the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the Commissioner made a written submission to the
Draft General Comment 27 on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies – YAG response
December 2024. A group of our Young Advisers responded to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s consultation on their new General Comment. Drawing on the work they
General Comment 27 on Children’s Rights to Access to Justice and Effective Remedies
August 2024. We responded to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s consultation on a proposed new General Comment. Children access justice and effective remedies through a wide range
Submission on children and young people who are human rights defenders, for the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor.
The Commissioner has a statutory duty to consult with children and young people and involve them in our work. We have the privilege to support and facilitate work with so many inspiring children and young people, in their role as child human rights defenders (CHRDs). We recognise and celebrate the role of CHRDs. We acknowledge that their role is about more than attending activist events or protests, being a CHRD involves a whole range of activities such as, sharing information, promoting online petitions, or being involved in discussion groups. Across Scotland, we see many young people engage in these activities. They advocate for the realisation of human rights for themselves, their peers, and others as human rights defenders on a local, national and international scale.
Our submission to the UN regarding draft General Comment No. 26, Children’s Rights, and the Environment with a Special Focus on Climate Change
We welcome the publication of the General Comment on Children’s Rights and the Environment, with a Special Focus on Climate Change, and are pleased to provide our comments on it. The primary focus of this response will be to reflect the views of children aged 0-6 as they are often underrepresented in work on climate change.