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“Children of the Dust”

Abuse of Hanoi Street Children in Detention

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I. Summary

Key Recommendations

Methods and scope

II. Background on Street Children in Hanoi

Numbers of street children in Hanoi

“Some days I earn nothing”

Government bodies responsible for child protection

Relief, juvenile justice, and administrative policies for children in Vietnam

III. Trang’s Story: From Dong Dau to Ba Vi and Back to the Streets Again

First arrest (March 2004): “They never gave me any reason”

“They beat me more when I asked them to stop”

“I have read in the newspapers… they help you go home”

Second arrest (June 1, 2004): “How bad could 15 days be?”

To Ba Vi (June 14, 2004): Another commitment

Release (September 14, 2004)

IV. The Evolution of Vietnam’s Approach to Street Children

1980s: Institutionalization

New directions in the 1990s

Drop-in centers and street-based services

Ongoing institutionalization and street sweeps

The 2003 crackdown

2004: More policies, little action

The situation now

V. Human Rights Abuses of Street Children

Round-up campaigns

Police custody

Detention at Dong Dau Social Protection Center

Abuses at Dong Dau

Detention at Ba Vi Social Protection Center

VI. Violations of National and International Standards

VII. Conclusion and Recommendations

To the Vietnamese government

To UN agencies and donor governments

Appendix A

Appendix B

November 2006 Volume 18, No. 14(C)