Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Blog posts & press:

"Greek Asylum System Leaves Unaccompanied Minors Behind," The New Humanitarian, 20 Nov. 2019 [text]

New Policies in Northern Central America, Mexico and the U.S. Put Asylum and Safety Beyond Reach of Migrant Children (Unicef, Nov. 2019) [text]

"U.S. Must Provide Mental Health Services to Families Separated at Border," New York Times, 6 Nov. 2019 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

At a Crossroads: Unaccompanied and Separated Children in Their Transition to Adulthood in Italy (Unicef, UNHCR & IOM, Nov. 2019) [access]

"Bone Testing for Migrants’ Age Assessment: Evaluation of the European Practice Pursuant to the Standard of Proof Set by Union Law and the Supervisory Bodies of the Council of Europe," Amsterdam Law Forum, vol. 11, no. 3 (2019) [open access]

Child Participation and Accountability in Save the Children Colombia’s Programming (Refugee Law Initiative & Save the Children, Oct. 2019) [access]
- The report is available in English and Spanish.

For Every Child, Every Right: The Convention on the Rights of the Child at a Crossroads (Unicef, Nov. 2019) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Trauma of Trump's Family Separation and Child Detention Actions: A Children's Rights Perspective," Washington Law Review, vol 95, no. 1 (Forthcoming, March 2020) [preprint]

Twice Invisible: Accounting for Internally Displaced Children (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Nov. 2019) [text]
- See also related media release and IDMC blog post.

Young Migrants: Is Europe Creating a Lost Generation? (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Nov. 2019) [text]

Multimedia:

Child Rights, Conflict, and  International Criminal Justice (UN Audiovisual Library of International Law, Nov. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for video and audio.

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 1 (7 Nov. 2019)
- Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (7 Nov. 2019)

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