Summary report of young people’s recommendations regarding the UNCRC Committee’s Concluding Observations [2016] on the implementation of the UNCRC in the UK.

This resource aims to provide an accessible summary of the young peoples’ key recommendations published within Article 12 in Scotland’s 2018 report I Witness: The Concluding Observations [which contains the full views, opinions and recommendations of the young people who participated in our research processes, with regards to the Concluding Observations published in 2016 and the issues which they feel continue to impact upon their lives, and those of their families, friends and communities].

Article 12 in Scotland, and the young people involved in the production of this resource, recognise the meaningful ways in which the Scottish Government has implemented change for children and young people since the Committee published its Concluding Observations in 2008, and more recently in 2016; nonetheless, it is clear that some of Scotland’s most marginalised children and young people continue to experience major inequalities regarding the realisation of their fundamental human rights, with the media, once again, reported as a key factor. These inequalities have been highlighted during the most recent Reporting Process and subsequent Concluding Observations.