to the consultation, co-ordinated internationally by the research team. This enabled the application of a consistent approach to the analysis of the data collected. Third, the consultation enabled the views of 274 individual children to be heard for the first time in a UN Global Study, adding credibility to the Study as a whole. Notwithstanding the limitations of the research, therefore, the findings set out in this summary report are a profoundly important reminder of how our understanding of children’s deprivation of liberty can be enriched when children themselves paint that picture. This summary report is divided into two parts – the first presents an overview of children’s reported experiences of their rights in detention, and the second presents the crosscutting themes that emerged from the consultation. In order to do justice to the range and depth of views provided by children across the world, a more detailed report will be published separately. Vignettes illustrating the experiences of particular children involved in the consultation are also presented in other chapters of the Global Study. 2. Methods The consultation part of the Global Study had two phases – the first was a literature review of the studies documenting children’s views on their rights in detention and the second was a consultation process facilitated indirectly by the research team. 2.1 Literature Review An initial search of available literature documenting the experiences and perspectives of children deprived of their liberty in all contexts was undertaken, with particular emphasis on the views of children. To ensure as inclusive an approach as possible, the research team reached out to a panel of international experts who were invited to share details of any studies documenting the experiences of children deprived of liberty. Resource constraints meant that only studies available in English could be included. 81