Every year on International Human Rights Day (10 December), the Commissioner for Children and Young People SA releases its annual series of reports on South Australia’s progress on recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

The progress reports cover seven child rights issues highlighted by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as areas of concern in relation to Australian children and young people: child health, child justice, child protection, education, physical punishment, disability, and the environment (included this year for the first time).

“In another year where COVID-19 has been impacting on services delivered to children and young people, it is overall very pleasing to report that we are making progress in some important areas including child protection, child justice and child health.”

Helen Connolly, Commissioner for Children and Young People SA