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Right to Asylum for Unaccompanied Minors in the European Union: Comparative study in the 27 EU countries
Although the right to asylum is provided by a European and international legal framework that is legally binding on all EU member states, unaccompanied children face many obstacles when accessing their right to asylum in Europe. This publication, coordina
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The reception and care of unaccompanied minors in eight countries of the European Union.Comparative study and harmonisation prospects
For many years all European countries have been faced with the arrival on their territory of migrants of a particular type: unaccompanied minors. Even though this designation varies according to each State, the term will be used throughout this study to r
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Buffeted in the Borderland: The treatment of asylum seekers and migrants in Ukraine
This 124-page Human Rights Watch report is based on interviews with 161 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Hungary. It shows that although some conditions in migration detention facilities have improved, Ukraine subjects many
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Protección Internacional de la Infancia. Guía práctica sobre derechos, procedimientos y recursos en Castilla-La Mancha
When young children are fleeing persecution, armed conflict or violence in their countries of origin and move across the borders, they are entitled to special protection under international law. This practical guide contains information regarding the righ
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Disappearing, departing, running away. A surfeit of children in Europe?
Terre des hommes – Child Relief Foundation carried out, in 2008 and 2009, an investigation in 4 countries on the disappearance of several unaccompanied foreign minors from the institutions in which the judicial or administrative authorities had placed the
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Att få landa tryggt. Om mottagandet av ensamkommande barn och ungdomar
This 12-page brochure provides information about the care arrangements in Sweden for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and youth. It contains facts and figures (2005-2009) about the increase in the number of children and young people seeking asylum in
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Situation faced by institutionalized children and adolescents in shelters in Guatemala
This study, conducted by the President’s Office for Social Welfare in Guatemala with the support of Holt International Services and UNICEF, analyzes the situation faced by institutionalized children and adolescents in shelters in Guatemala. The purpose of
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Workers in the Shadows: Abuse and exploitation of child domestic workers in Indonesia
This report documents how hundreds of thousands of girls in Indonesia, some as young as 11, are employed as domestic workers in other people’s households, performing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and child care. Most girls interviewed for the
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Child Soldiers. Care & Protection of Children in Emergencies- A Field Guide
The "Field Guide to Child Soldier Programs in Emergencies" is one in a series compiled by Save the Children (SC) as part of its Children and War Capacity Building Initiative. The SC Children in Crisis Unit developed this initiative in order to support SC
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Rapport alternatif au Comité des droits de l'enfant
This Alternative Report engages mainly in the analysis of the national legal framework and current social context in Côte d’Ivoire, the application and enforcement of the provisions of the Committee of the Rights the Child (CRC), and the initial report su
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Report of three participation workshops with Separated children in Italy, Sweden and The Netherlands
Workshops with separated children were run in three countries as part of the work of the Separated Children in Europe Programme (SCEP) in 2003. This programme is made up of a network of NGOs across 28 countries in Europe, and UNHCR colleagues. The worksho