Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States - comparative report
- Document number
- 2601
- Date
- 2010
- Title
- Separated, asylum-seeking children in European Union Member States - comparative report
- Author/publisher
- Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), European Union
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems, Family reunification, Guardian, Family Tracing, Age Assessment, Freedom from Detention, Interim Care, Integration, Adoption,
- Summary
- The report shows that although under the care of the state, these children may live in accommodation that is not suitable for them - sometimes in detention or in detention-like conditions, such as under strict curfew rules, even if they have not committed a crime; they are not always provided with quality medical care and do not always enjoy equal access to appropriate education and training; their religious needs are not always respected or fulfilled; they can be victims of discrimination with little opportunity for redress or even mistreated, most worryingly, by persons responsible for law enforcement. These children are often insufficiently informed about legal procedures and opportunities available to them, which are crucial for their future. Their views and "truths" are frequently not taken into consideration, and their life depends on decisions for which the authorities can take a very long time. These decisions are based on processes that make the children feel insecure and often unprotected or ill-advised. Finally, not enough attention is paid to them after they turn 18, which may have serious negative effects on their situation.
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