Children’s Rights – CRC
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) protects the rights of babies, children and young people. It protects their rights to education, play, care, to participate, and more.
Governments which have signed up to the treaty must take deliberate steps to care for children and protect their rights. The treaty came into force internationally in 1990 and was incorporated into Scots law in 2024.
About the UNCRC
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– full text
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child- Child-Friendly version
- The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child summary– a basic summary of the Convention
- 30 years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic explaining all the rights enshrined in the treaty
- Children’s Economic and Social Rights– a briefing from Professor Aoife Nolan, to the Equality and Human Rights Committee of the Scottish Parliament
- What is the UNCRC?– an infographic from Together
- What are Optional Protocols?– an infographic from Together
- Why are they called Optional Protocols?– an infographic from Together
- The UNCRC has 3 Optional Protocols– an infographic from Together
- Did you know the UNCRC is not the only treaty that protects against children’s rights?– an infographic from Together
- Children’s rights and Scottish Parliamentary elections– an infographic from Together
- Article 1 of the UNCRC– an infographic from Together
- Article 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 4 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 5 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 6 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: what must Governments do?– an infographic from Together
- Article 6: What does this mean in practice?– an infographic from Together
- Article 7 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 8 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 8: what must Governments do?– an infographic from Together
- Article 9 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child- an infographic from Together
- Article 22 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- Article 23 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child– an infographic from Together
- What are General Comments?– an infographic from Together
- UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has adopted General Comment 25– an infographic from Together
- General Comment 25: What does this mean in practice?– an infographic from Together
- General Comment 25: Article 2– an infographic from Together
- General Comment 25: Article 6– an infographic from Together
- General Comment 25: Article 12– an infographic from Together
The UNCRC in Scotland
This treaty was incorporated into Scots law in 2024. Find out more:
