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Memorandum to the Albanian Government: Orphans and other children deprived of parental care

Document number
2336
Date
2010
Title
Memorandum to the Albanian Government: Orphans and other children deprived of parental care
Author/publisher
Amnesty International
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, Media/News,
Keywords
Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems, Corporate social responsibility, Multi-stakeholder partnerships: Family reunification, Guardian, Family Tracing, Age Assessment, Freedom from Detention, Interim Care, Integration, Adoption,
Summary
The following memorandum takes its inspiration from the draft UN Guidelines on Alternative Care for Children (Guidelines) which are due to be adopted on 20 November, the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The memorandum looks at certain aspects of Albanian legislation and practice which Amnesty International believes are at variance with the standards set out in the Guidelines, and lead to human rights violations, above all, violations of the rights of children. The memorandum is not intended to be an exhaustive survey of issues related to children in, or at risk of, alternative care, but rather focuses on three areas of concern.
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