On this page you can search and filter the UN recommendations submitted to the UK
The UK Government has taken some policy and legislative steps to address aspects of violence, abuse and neglect, including its...
Government should: (a) In line with UN advice, urgently ban physical punishment in the family. (b) Ensure that physical punishment...
Government should: Reverse all laws and practices allowing any form of forced medical care or surgery. Ensure disabled people (especially...
Government should: Review laws to repeal any possible justification for torture, in line with international standards (including ICCPR article 7)....
Government should: Fully apply the ban on refoulement (forcibly returning people to countries where they are likely to be persecuted),...
Government should: Take action to end physical punishment in all settings, including in the home, across the UK and all...
Government should: Repeal Section 134 (4) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which allow certain defences for torture....
Government should: Collect and publish disaggregated data on all complaints and reports of torture or ill-treatment received by government authorities....
Government should: (a) Ensure that all cases of violence, including sexual assault, against children in detention are investigated quickly and...
Government should: (a) Urgently implement the Stormont House Agreement, which was adopted by the British and Irish Governments and the...
