March 2022 Our submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Submission to United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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
UK Children’s Commissioners’ midterm report to the UK State Party on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
This midterm report and associated evidence focuses on five areas: participation, disabled children, child poverty, children seeking asylum and juvenile justice.
UK Children’s Commissioners’ report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Report by the Children’s Commissioners on the state of children’s rights to inform the Committees assessment of the third and fourth periodic report of the State Party.
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.