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When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to education in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities living a nomadic lifestyle
• People with learning disabilities
• Migrants and asylum seekers, many of whom do not have transportation means or financial ability to access education
• Migrants and asylum seekers who have no recourse to public funds are unable to access higher education

When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to food in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• There is a high number of people relying on food banks and emergency food parcels due to the high cost of living
• People living in poverty
• People with specific cultural food needs
• Migrants and asylum seekers, particularly those who do not have access to government support

When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to health in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• People with learning disabilities
• The cost of living crisis means that it is harder for people to afford healthcare costs and visits to a general practitioner
• There is a large backlog of health services since the Covid-19 pandemic
• Black women, specifically regarding reproductive health
• Brexit and Covid-19 have impacted staff shortages in Scotland, making healthcare less accessible
• People of minority ethnic groups
• Trans people
• People with low incomes who cannot afford private healthcare are often subject to long wait times
• Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities

When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to housing in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Asylum seekers are often unable to access the accommodation they are entitled to due to high demand
• Lack of sites for Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities
• People living in poverty, as there is a significant lack of affordable housing
• LGBTQIA+ people, particularly trans people

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to arbitrary or political arrest and detention by government agents in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Migrants
• Political activists
• Religious leaders
• Black people, particularly men
• Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller communities
• Journalists reporting on protests
• People engaged in protests such as those against climate change, the Covid-19 response, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and the murder of Sarah Everard
• People coming to the United Kingdom on boats through the Channel are often arrested and threatened with deportation

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to disappearance by government agents in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Asylum seekers fear disappearance
• There are reports of asylum seekers being taken away in the night from government accommodation, either by government agents or criminal gangs

Expert respondents did not provide any specific information about who is especially vulnerable to violations of this right.

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to extrajudicial execution by government agents in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Black men are targeted by the police and excessive force is often used, occasionally resulting in death

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their rights to assembly and association by the government or its agents in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• New anti-protest laws pose a significant threat to peaceful protests
• Union members, especially those in underpaid services and in the public sector
• There are protest buffer zones around reproductive health centres
• People of minority ethnic groups, mainly boys and young men

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their rights to opinion and expression by government agents in 2022, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• New anti-protest laws pose a significant threat to the ability to protest peacefully
• Human rights groups such as LGBTQIA+ rights groups
• Climate change advocates were particularly targeted by anti-protest laws